Albert John Luthuli was a South African anti-apartheid activist, traditional leader, and politician who served as the President-General of the African National Congress from 1952 until his assassination in 1967. The Nobel Peace Prize 1960, announced October 23, 1961. Albert Lutuli, “for his non-violent struggle against apartheid”. Albert Lutuli: born 1898, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Wiki link Data: the Nobel Foundation (CC0).