South African anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been laid to rest in a state funeral in Cape Town, South Africa.
Family, friends and dignitaries gathered for Tutu's official state funeral on New Year's Day , capping a week of events honoring a man long considered to be the moral compass of the Southern Africa nation
Tutu died last Sunday aged 90, sparking a global outpouring of tributes to the Nobel Peace Prize winner. He had ill for several years.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who delivered the main eulogy during the service at St. George's Cathedral on Saturday, hailed Tutu as "our national conscience." Tutu's widow Nomalizo Leah, known as "Mama Leah," who sat in a wheelchair in the front row of the congregation, led her family in mourning her husband.
Tutu's funeral was limited to only 100 attendees in line with Covid-19 protocols in South Africa.
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