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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.
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...
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Apr 12, 2024 · Desmond Tutu (born October 7, 1931, Klerksdorp, South Africa—died December 26, 2021, Cape Town) was a South African Anglican cleric who in 1984 received the Nobel Prize for Peace for his role in the opposition to apartheid in South Africa.
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- Desmond Tutu was a South African Anglican archbishop best known for his opposition to apartheid in South Africa, for which he received the Nobel Pr...
- Desmond Tutu attended St. Peter’s Theological College in Johannesburg and was ordained an Anglican priest in 1961. In 1966 he obtained an M.A. from...
- Desmond Tutu drew national and international attention to the iniquities of apartheid. He emphasized nonviolent protest and encouraged the applicat...
- Desmond Tutu was Anglican.
- Desmond Tutu’s many awards and honours include the Nobel Prize for Peace (1984), the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009), an award from the M...
Dec 26, 2021 · Nobel Peace laureate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, a towering figure who helped bring an end to apartheid in South Africa, has died in Cape Town. He was 90.
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Dec 26, 2021 · Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90. President Cyril Ramaphosa said the churchman's death marked "another chapter...
Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about the life and achievements of Desmond Tutu, a South African Anglican cleric and civil rights activist who fought against apartheid and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. Explore his early education, his career in theology, his role in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and his social justice advocacy.
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Dec 26, 2021 · Desmond Tutu, pictured in 1980 in London, died Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021 at age 90. The South African anti-apartheid campaigner and Nobel Peace Prize laureate campaigned for human rights at...
