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Anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu will be buried at a state funeral in South Africa at a later date, with reports he will be observed.
The process, which uses water rather than fire, is a more environmentally friendly alternative to cremation.
Hot water is combined with potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide to break up the body’s tissues, with the person’s bones being placed in a burner and reduced to ash.
Desmond Tutu: A South African Icon Who Was Loved Far From His Home
0:49 Mourners pay respects to Desmond Tutu
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver the main eulogy at the service at St George’s Chapel in Cape Town.
Desmond Tutu’s body lay in the cathedral as he preached against racial injustice.
Hundreds of mourners stood in long queues on Thursday and Friday, some singing, others carrying flowers and writing honor books in memory of the Nobel Peace Prize winner.
His foundation said Tutu, who was South Africa’s first black archbishop, asked “not to spend generously” on his funeral, but rather “asked that the coffin be the cheapest available”.
The Archbishop is widely respected across racial and cultural divisions in South Africa for his moral integrity and principled fight against white minority rule.
He passed away at the age of 90 on December 26.
His death represented a huge loss for South Africa, as many called him “Tata” – meaning father.
3:45 The life of Desmond Tutu
Church bells have been rung every day in his honor since his death and greetings and prayers have poured in from all over the world.
Tutu won the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent opposition to apartheid in South Africa.
A decade later, he witnessed the end of that regime and chaired a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to help expose state-sponsored atrocities during that era.
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