Desmond Tutu, one of the most famous South African human rights activists and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, passed away. He was a staunch supporter of Nelson Mandela and the first black Anglican bishop in Cape Town and Johannesburg, who was called the conscience of the nation during his lifetime.. Desmond Tut was 90 years old. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the death of the Archbishop was " Just a few weeks ago, Frederick Willem de Klerk, who was the last white leader of South Africa, passed away.. During the apartheid years, Desmond Tutu was the voice of disenfranchised black Africans and a consistent critic of the regime, who supported the boycott of the government by the international community.. When Nelson Mandela became president of the country, Tutu headed the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which made great strides in rehabilitating the victims of apartheid and reconciling the conflicting parties.. The establishment of a democratic regime in South Africa is largely due to his merit, and his expression " In his Nobel speech on December 11, 1984, he said: " we will inevitably continue on the road of self-destruction, and we are not far from self-destruction " Desmond Tutu actively fought for human rights not only in his country. He was known as a critic of the Robert Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe and autocratic regimes in other African countries, and also tried to reconcile the belligerent Rwandans and the parties to the Arab-Israeli conflict in the Middle East.. Until the very end, he remained a man with an active civil position: he spoke out in support of the Muslims of Myanmar and the fight against the HIV pandemic, called on Bush and Blair to be tried for the war in Iraq, condemned Donald Trump for recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and even managed to get to know. Also, shortly before his death, he unexpectedly spoke out in favor of euthanasia for many - despite the fact that the Anglican Church does not approve of it. In his opinion, human life does not have to be preserved at any cost: terminally ill people should have the right to leave with dignity, Tutu believed.