Tutu was the recipient of many awards, and in 1984, he received a Nobel Peace Prize for advocating "a democratic and just society without racial divisions.
"Tutu ni we wahawe ibihembo byinshi, maze mu 1984, ahabwa igihembo cy’amahoro cyitiriwe Nobel kubera ko yashyigikiye "sosiyete ishingiye kuri demokarasi kandi itabera idafite amacakubiri ashingiye ku moko."