Cape Town – Before his death, he planned the ceremony down to the last detail: In South Africa, numerous people have said goodbye to the deceased former archbishop and anti-apartheid fighter Desmond Tutu.
Friends, family and clergy gathered in the Anglican Cathedral in Cape Town to bid farewell to the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
Foto: SHELLEY CHRISTIANS JORDAAN/REUTERS
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Foto: SHELLEY CHRISTIANS JORDAAN/REUTERS
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Photo: Nic Bothma/AP
“data-zoom-src =” https://bilder.bild.de/fotos/entnach-tutus-wunsch-nach-einer-einfachen-beisetzung-schlichter-kiefernsarg-mit-einfachen-seil-9a255fe0b2f6411a93a56cb5b1c5542e-78693090/Bild/ 3.bild.jpg “/> Corresponding to Tutu’s wish for a simple burial: a simple pine coffin with simple pieces of rope instead of gold handlesPhoto: Nic Bothma/AP