(ANSA) - ROME, DECEMBER 26 - "I am deeply saddened to learn of the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu", British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wrote in a message on Twitter.
The Downing Street tenant calls him "a crucial figure in the fight against apartheid and the creation of a new South Africa".
The premier also pays tribute to his "spiritual leadership" and his "irrepressible good humor".
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