Desmond Tutu

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Anglican archbishop Christian theologian Nobel Peace Prize laureate South African person anti-apartheid activist human human rights activist

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.

Aliases (3)

Archbishop Desmond Tutu ×5
Desmond Mpilo Tutu ×1
Desmond Tutu (honorary doctorate, not student) ×1

Statements (65)

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