Tutu bows out on his birthday

An online petition has accused the revered anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu of "demonising Israel" with its organisers demanding he be axed as the patron of local holocaust centres. Photo: AP

An online petition has accused the revered anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu of "demonising Israel" with its organisers demanding he be axed as the patron of local holocaust centres. Photo: AP

Published Oct 7, 2010

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Desmond Tutu has officially began his retirement on his 79th birthday, bringing the curtain down on his spectacular career.

Tutu announced in July that he would step down from public life on his 79th birthday, which he celebrates Today.

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