Anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies aged 90

The Nobel laureate, often described as South Africa's moral conscience, died in Cape Town on Boxing Day

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Desmond Tutu, the South African cleric and social activist who was a giant of the struggle against apartheid, has died aged 90, prompting tributes from religious leaders, politicians and activists from around the world.

Tutu, described by observers at home and abroad as the moral conscience of the nation, died in Cape Town on Boxing Day, weeks after the death of FW de Klerk, the country's last white president.