Desmond Tutu. He is a South African Anglican cleric who in 1984 acknowledged the Nobel Prize for Peace for his role in the opposition to apartheid in his country. In 1978 he was the general secretary of the South African Council of Churches and became the principal spokesperson for the rights of black South Africans. During the 1980s he played an unbeatable role in drawing national and international attention to the injustices of apartheid. He highlighted nonviolent means of protest and stimulated the application of economic pressure by countries dealing with South Africa.