Luthuli

American

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

noun

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

Luthuli British

/ luːˈtuːlɪ /

noun

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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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.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2025

He died at Inkosi Albert Luthuli hospital, where he was admitted last month to be treated for diabetes.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2021

Also in 2016, according to the Times, she received the Order of Luthuli, one of the country’s highest honors, for her anti-apartheid and pro-democracy work.

From Slate ● Apr. 2, 2018

When, in 1966, Kennedy visited Chief Albert Luthuli, the South African civil rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner living in internal exile, he is thought to have delivered a letter from King.

From Reuters ● Mar. 27, 2018

Without even perfunctory regrets at the man’s passing, he accused Luthuli of being a patsy of the white man, mainly on the grounds that the chief had accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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