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Desmond Tutu (7 October 1931 – 26 December 2021) was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, in both cases being the first Black African to hold the position.
Desmond Tutu was a South African Anglican archbishop best known for his opposition to apartheid in South Africa, for which he received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1984. In 1995 he was named head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission , which investigated allegations of human rights abuses during the apartheid era.
Apr 2, 2014 · Nobel Peace Prize award-winner Desmond Tutu was a renowned South African Anglican cleric known for his staunch opposition to the policies of apartheid.
From 1976 to 1978 he was Bishop of Lesotho, and in 1978 became the first black General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches. Tutu is an honorary doctor of a number of leading universities in the USA, Britain and Germany.
Around 1977/78 - Elected bishop of Lesotho; Early 80’s - General secretary of the South African Council of Churches (SACC). 1988 - Desmond Tutu was elected president of the All Africa Conference of Churches. He travelled to countries governed by oppressive rulers; 1998 - Chairman of Truth Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Protests and Sanctions
Dec 26, 2021 · Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and the retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90, it was announced on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021.
Mar 4, 2022 · After his release from Robben Island prison, Nelson Mandela visits Archbishop Desmond Tutu. This position gave Bishop Tutu a national platform to denounce the apartheid system as “evil and unchristian.”. Tutu called for equal rights for all South Africans and a system of common education.
Dec 26, 2021 · Desmond Mpilo Tutu. The Nobel Peace Prize 1984. Born: 7 October 1931, Klerksdorp, South Africa. Died: 26 December 2021, Cape Town, South Africa. Residence at the time of the award: South Africa. Role: Bishop of Johannesburg; former Secretary General, South African Council of Churches (S.A.C.C.)
Dec 26, 2021 · Desmond M. Tutu, the cleric who used his pulpit and spirited oratory to help bring down apartheid in South Africa and then became the leading advocate of peaceful reconciliation under Black...
Curriculum Vitae. Born: 7th October 1931, Klerksdorp, Transvaal. Parents: Father was a school teacher. Mother relatively uneducated. Married: 2nd July 1955. Wife: Leah Nomalizo Tutu. Children: Trevor Thamsanqa, Theresa Thandeka, Naomi Nontombi, Mpho Andrea.
