{UAH} AFRICA'S BISHOP TURNS 84

South Africa: Archbishop Desmond Tutu marks 84th birthday by attending anti-corruption lecture

Published October 07, 2015

Associated Press

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  South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu, center, wave to people as he arrive for the fifth annual Desmond Tutu Peace Lecture at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu marked his 84th birthday on Wednesday with one of his first public appearances since being hospitalized for a persistent infection. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) (The Associated Press)

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa –  South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu marked his 84th birthday on Wednesday with one of his first public appearances since being hospitalized for a persistent infection.

Tutu, who won the Nobel in 1984 for his crusade to end apartheid, South Africa's now abolished system of white minority rule, attended the fifth annual Desmond Tutu Peace Lecture at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town. Thuli Madonsela, South Africa's Public Protector, known for her work against corruption, was to deliver the speech.

Tutu has been hospitalized several times since July. He is a retired Anglican archbishop for Cape Town.

"Archbishop Tutu has been a tireless and visible ambassador of our country all over the world for decades, promoting human rights and justice," said President Jacob Zuma in a statement. "He continues to be a beacon of hope who is highly regarded by the South African people." Zuma added that he hopes Tutu's health continues to improve.

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