Luthuli

American  

[loo-too-lee, -tyoo-] / luˈtu li, -ˈtyu- /

noun

1. Albert John, 1898–1967, African leader in the Republic of South Africa and former Zulu chief: Nobel Peace Prize 1960.

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Luthuli British  

/ luːˈtuːlɪ /

noun

1. Chief Albert John . 1899–1967, South African political leader. As president of the African National Congress (1952–60), he campaigned for nonviolent resistance to apartheid: Nobel peace prize 1961

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Example Sentences

An inquest held under the apartheid government concluded that Luthuli, the first African to win the Nobel Peace Prize, died after being struck by a freight train while walking along a railway line.

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After the judgment was read out, the Luthuli family's spokesperson called it "the first part of finally getting justice".

From BBC

A 1967 inquest ruled that Chief Albert Luthuli was walking on a railway line when he was struck by a train and died after fracturing his skull.

From BBC

Luthuli's grandson, Albert Mthunzi Luthuli, told South Africa's IOL news site that the family "welcomes the re-opening of the inquest", even though it is now years after the deaths of "many people that we suspected of being involved in my grandfather's murder".

From BBC

At the time of his death, Luthuli was not allowed to leave his residential area in Groutville - now in KwaZulu-Natal province - or take part in politics.

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