Tutu becomes Archbishop of Cape Town
1986 · Event
Desmond Tutu is enthroned as the first Black Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, turning the church's highest office in South Africa into a pulpit against apartheid.
On these timelines: The Fall of Apartheid, Sub-Saharan Africa, Master, Christianity, Major Religions
More from The Fall of Apartheid
- Apartheid (1948)
- Soweto uprising (1976)
- Sharpeville massacre (1960)
- Mandela imprisoned (Rivonia Trial) (1964)
- The National Party wins on apartheid (1948)
- Mandela inaugurated as President (1994)
- The Freedom Charter (1955)
- De Klerk takes power (1989)
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- Invention of the World Wide Web (1989)
- Yugoslav Wars (1991)
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