Desmond Tutu

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Desmond Tutu was a South African Anglican archbishop and prominent anti-apartheid and human rights activist who became a global moral leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican archbishop
Christian theologian
Nobel Peace Prize laureate
South African person
anti-apartheid activist
human
human rights activist
advocatedFor LGBTQ+ equality in church and society
economic sanctions against apartheid South Africa
restorative justice
awardReceived Nobel Peace Prize
Pacem in Terris Award
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Sydney Peace Prize
Templeton Prize
birthDate 1931-10-07
birthPlace Klerksdorp, Transvaal, South Africa
causeOfDeath complications of prostate cancer
chairpersonOf Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa)
child Mpho Andrea Tutu
Naomi Nontombi Tutu
Theresa Thandeka Tutu
Trevor Thamsanqa Tutu
coAuthored The Book of Joy
coAuthorWith Dalai Lama
countryOfCitizenship South Africa
deathDate 2021-12-26
deathPlace Cape Town, South Africa
educatedAt King’s College London
St Peter’s Theological College, Rosettenville
familyName Tutu
fieldOfWork human rights
social justice
theology
fullName Desmond Mpilo Tutu
givenName Desmond
knownFor advocacy for reconciliation and forgiveness
moral leadership against apartheid
promotion of non-violent resistance
support for LGBTQ+ rights
languageSpoken Afrikaans
English
movement Truth and Reconciliation movement in South Africa
anti-apartheid movement
notableWork advocacy for human rights and reconciliation
leadership in the anti-apartheid movement
occupation archbishop
author
priest
theologian
university teacher
positionHeld Archbishop of Cape Town
Bishop of Johannesburg
Chancellor of the University of the Western Cape
Dean of St Mary’s Cathedral, Johannesburg
General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches
Honorary Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town
religion Anglicanism
spouse Nomalizo Leah Tutu
theologicalView emphasis on Ubuntu philosophy
wrote Crying in the Wilderness
God Has a Dream: A Vision of Hope for Our Time
Hope and Suffering
No Future Without Forgiveness
The Rainbow People of God

Referenced by (48)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Crying in the Wilderness
Crying in the Wilderness ("Archbishop Desmond Tutu")
God Has a Dream: A Vision of Hope for Our Time
God Has a Dream: A Vision of Hope for Our Time ("Archbishop Desmond Tutu")
Hope and Suffering
Hope and Suffering ("Archbishop Desmond Tutu")
No Future Without Forgiveness
No Future Without Forgiveness ("Archbishop Desmond Tutu")
The Book of Joy
The Rainbow People of God
author
Four Freedoms Award
Fulbright Prize for International Understanding
Sydney Peace Prize
hasRecipient
Desmond
Nomalizo Leah Tutu
associatedWith
Archbishop of Cape Town
Chancellor of the University of the Western Cape
notableOfficeHolder
Mpho Andrea Tutu
Trevor Thamsanqa Tutu
notableRelative
Hope and Suffering
associatedPerson
South African
associatedWithNotableFigure
Klerksdorp
birthplaceOf
Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa)
chairperson
Truth and Reconciliation Commission reports
chairpersonOfCommission
The Book of Joy
coAuthor
Mpho Andrea Tutu
coAuthorWith
Trevor Thamsanqa Tutu
father
The Book of Joy
featuresPerson
Desmond Tutu ("Desmond Mpilo Tutu")
fullName
Olof Palme Prize
hasAwarded
The Elders
hasChairperson
Desmond
hasFamousReligiousBearer
The Elders
hasMember
King’s College London
hasNotableAlumni
Uppsala University ("Desmond Tutu (honorary doctorate, not student)")
hasNotableAlumnus
Nobel Peace Prize
hasNotableLaureate
Anglican Church of Southern Africa
hasNotableLeader
Order of the Companions of Honour
hasNotableMember
Klerksdorp
hasNotablePerson
St Peter’s Theological College, Rosettenville
notableAlumnus
Desmond
notableBearer
Crying in the Wilderness
notablePersonQuotedOrFeatured
Templeton Prize
notableRecipient
Archbishop of Cape Town
officeHolder
Mpho Andrea Tutu
parent
Nomalizo Leah Tutu
partner
Nomalizo Leah Tutu
spouse
Nomalizo Leah Tutu ("Archbishop Desmond Tutu")
spouseOfTitle

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