Luthuli

American

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

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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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 • Apr. 13, 2025

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

Before the first world war, Albert Luthuli, an early president of the ANC, was vice president of an African football association in Durban.

From The Guardian • May 28, 2015

There had been much speculation in the press that our first witness would be Chief Luthuli.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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