Archbishop Desmond Tutu: 10 facts and his Biography
● Archbishop Desmond Tutu: 10 facts and his Biography
● Desmond Tutu was a South African Anglican Bishop and a theologian
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Desmond Tutu was born in October 7, 1931 in Klerksdrop in South Africa. He married Nomalizo Leah Tutu in 1955. Together, they have four children. Theresa Thandeka Tutu, Mpho Andrea Tutu, Trevor Thamsanqa Tutu and Naomi Nontombi Tutu. He attended King’s College London from 1962 to 1966 and University of South Africa in 1954.
10. Desmond Tutu died on the 26 of December 2021
Archbishop Desmond Tutu died on boxing day. 26 of December 2021. He was 90 years old. Read more here
■ Archbishop Desmond Tutu has died at age 90
9. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984
Desmond Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his relentless campaign against systemic racism and apartheid in South
8. He’s also known for his inspiring quotes
Desmond Tutu is well known for his quotes and the warm messages he shared with the world. Here are some of his messages
■ “if you want peace, you don’t talk to your friends, you talk to your enemies”
■ “we need to stop just pulling people out of the river, we need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in”
■ “if you’re neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor”
■ “Be nice to whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity” these and many more quotes
7. He had always wanted to become a doctor but was unable to afford tuition fees and rather became a school teacher in 1955, same year he married, Leah the love of his life
6. In 1978 Desmond Tutu became the General Secretary of tye South African Council of Churches and was a leading spokesman for the rights of Black South Africans.
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5. Desmond Tutu became a human rights activist
He became a pioneer of human rights activism. He became the vioce to the voiceless of the Black South African. He played a significant role in fighting against apartheid and equal rights for all in the 1980s.
4. He was noted to have propagated South Africa as a ‘Rainbow Nation
During South Africa fight for Liberation and Democracy in the early 1990s, he pushed the idea of South Africa as a Rainbow Nation 🌈. He never stopped preaching about peace, equal rights for all until his last breath
3. South Africa first black President, Nelson Mandela appointed him in 1995 as the Head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The commission investigated all allegations of human rights abuse during the apartheid
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2. Desmond Tutu received several awards across the world
He received multiple awards awards and honours including United States Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. He also received the Templeton Prize in 2013 and an award from the Mo Ibrahim Foundation that celebrated his lifelong commitment to speaking truth to power.
1. He’s an author and published numerous articles and books
He published several articles and books including Hope and suffering (1983), No Future Without Forgiveness (1999), a memoir from his time as head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, A Vision of Hope for Our Time (2004), The Divine Intention (1982)
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