1986 - Is ordained the first Black Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town. 1990 - Hosts Nelson Mandela for his first night of freedom after Mandela is released from prison after being held for 27 years for his opposition to apartheid. 1995 - President Nelson Mandela appoints Tutu to be chairman of the country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. 1996 - Tutu retires as prelate, the Anglican Church gives him the title of Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town. 2021 - Oct. 7 - Frail, in a wheelchair, Tutu attends his 90th birthday celebration at St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town.

Source: Ethiopian News December 27, 2021 09:48 UTC