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    • Desmond Mpilo 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. … See more

    BornDesmond Mpilo Tutu · 7 October 1931 · Klerksdorp, Transvaal, Union of South Africa
    Died26 December 2021 (aged 90) · Cape Town, Western Cape, Republic of South Africa
    SpouseNomalizo Leah Shenxane · (m. 1955)
    Children4, including Mpho
    Early life

    Desmond Mpilo Tutu was born on 7 October 1931 in Klerksdorp, Transvaal, South Africa. His mother, Allen Dorothea Mavoertsek Mathlare, was born to a Motswana family in Boksburg. His father, Zachariah … See more

    Career during apartheid

    In 1966, Tutu and his family moved to East Jerusalem, where he studied Arabic and Greek for two months at St George's College. They then returned to South Africa, settling in Alice, Eastern Cape, in 1967. The … See more

     
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