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Desmond Tutu

Desmond TutuAKA Desmond Mpilo Tutu

Born: 7-Oct-1931
Birthplace: Klerksdrop, South Africa

Gender: Male
Religion: Anglican/Episcopalian
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Religion, Activist

Nationality: South Africa
Executive summary: Archbishop of Cape Town

Father: Zachariah Tutu
Mother: Aletta
Wife: Leah Nomalizo Tutu (m. 1955, one son, three daughters)
Son: Trevor Thamsanqa
Daughter: Theresa Thandeka
Daughter: Naomi Nontombi
Daughter: Mpho Andrea

    High School: Johannesburg Bantu High School
    University: Pretoria Bantu Normal College
    Teacher: Johannesburg Bantu High School
    Teacher: Munsieville High School, Krugersdorp
    Theological: St. Peters Theological College, Rosettenville, Johannesburg
    Theological: University of Fort Hare
    Theological: BA Theology, King's College, London, England
    Theological: MA Theology, King's College, London, England

    Academy of Achievement (2003)
    Hague Appeal for Peace Honorary Committee
    Heart of America Foundation Executive Advisory Board
    Institute of Noetic Sciences International Advisory Board
    Nobel Peace Prize 16-Oct-1984
    Risk Factors: Prostate Cancer, Polio

Author of books:
The Divine Intention (1982)
Crying in the Wilderness: The Struggle for Justice in South Africa (1982)
Hope and Suffering: Sermons and Speeches (1984)


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