South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu demands for the immediate release of Mumia Abu-Jamal
Archbishop Desmond Tutu visits Mumia
Archbiship Desmond Tutu visits Mumia
On Tuesday October 23, 2007, South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu visited Mumia Abu-Jamal. In what was a short meeting, the Archbishop expressed his support as he met in person with Mumia.
Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 7 October 1931) is a South African cleric and activist who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid. Tutu was elected and ordained the first black South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, and primate of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (now the Anglican Church of Southern Africa). He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism, and the Magubela prize for liberty in 1986. He is committed to stopping global AIDS and has served as the honorary chairman for the Global AIDS Alliance. In February 2007 he was awarded Gandhi Peace Prize by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, president of India.
