Díaz-Canel mourns death of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu

HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 26 (ACN) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez said today that his country shares the universal grief over the death of South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.

The president shared on his Twitter account a phrase of the prominent anti-apartheid activist and world fighter for human rights: “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness”.

Díaz-Canel stressed that Desmond Tutu, who died at the age of 90, honored with his life the Nobel Peace Prize he received in 1984.

A communiqué from the African National Congress (ANC) highlights the leader's selfless service to his church and country, as well as his efforts for the liberation of South Africa, adding that Tutu was a tower of moral conscience and an epitome of wisdom.

World leaders, South Africans, international organizations and personalities from around the world joined today in paying tribute to Nelson Mandela's fellow activist and recipient of the Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award, the Lincoln Leadership Award and the Gandhi Peace Prize, among other awards.