In 1984 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Two years later, he became Archbishop of Cape Town, the highest office of the Anglican Church in South Africa. Never before has a member of the black community held that office.
Under pressure from international developments, the regime finally realizes that apartheid cannot be maintained. ANC leader Nelson Mandela is released and apartheid in South Africa is officially abolished in the early 1990s.
rainbow nation
After the first democratic elections of 1994, President Mandela asks Desmond Tutu to become chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Tutu strives for justice for the victims of apartheid, without the country falling apart. The term ‘Rainbow Nation’ dates back to that time and is attributed to him.
The committee is producing a report in which the abuses under the white regime were described in detail, but in which the role of the black combat groups is also highlighted. The work of the committee will serve as an example for other conflict situations in which population groups stand against each other.
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