Statement by the General Secretary of South African Council of Churches, Desmond Tutu, of October 21, 1980, in response to the warning by the Minister of Police, Mr Le Grange, about certain action of Churches.
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Statement by the General Secretary of South African Council of Churches, Desmond Tutu

- Origin date
- 21 October 1980
- Updated
- 26 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Statement by the General Secretary of South African Council of Churches, Desmond Tutu. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0113137
South African History Online (2016) 'Statement by the General Secretary of South African Council of Churches, Desmond Tutu', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0113137 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Statement by the General Secretary of South African Council of Churches, Desmond Tutu [website], https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0113137, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Statement by the General Secretary of South African Council of Churches, Desmond Tutu." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0113137. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Statement by the General Secretary of South African Council of Churches, Desmond Tutu." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0113137.
Further reading
DISA Archive
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu
Letter from Barney Pityana to Neville Curtis
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