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#TuesdayTakeOver – Rev Prof Allan Aubrey Boesak


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Rev Prof Allan Aubrey Boesak is the recipient of 13 honorary Doctor's degrees and several awards. Among those awards, are the Robert Kennedy Human Rights Award and the Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Award. He was recently inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. International Board of Preachers at Morehouse College. He is also the author of 22 books and has been teaching across the world. Prof Boesak continues his teaching and preaching while remaining active in global struggles for human rights.

Boesak's involvement in public life and South Africa's freedom struggle began in 1976. In 1983, he called for the formation of the United Democratic Front, which would grow into the largest, nonviolent, non-racial anti-apartheid formation in the history of the struggle. He became their most visible leader at home and abroad. He worked with Mr Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Tutu, Rev. Frank Chikane and a whole array of world leaders to end apartheid.

Guest: Rev Prof Allan Aubrey Boesak
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