Desmond Tutu

The Most Rev. Dr. Desmond Tutu OMSG CH GCStJ
Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town
Archbishop Tutu
Religion	Christian
Denomination	Anglican
Office	Archbishop
Date of birth	(1931-10-07)7 October 1931
Place of birth	Klerksdorp, South Africa
Birth name	Desmond Mpilo Tutu
Date of death	26 December 2021(2021-12-26) (aged 90)
Place of death	Cape Town, South Africa
Nationality	South African
Province	Anglican Church of Southern Africa
Began	1986
Ended	1996
Predecessor	Dr. P.W.R. Russell
Successor	Dr. Njongonkulu Ndungane
Other posts	Bishop of Lesotho Bishop of Johannesburg Archbishop of Cape Town
Titles/honors	Nobel Peace Prize
Known for	Fighting apartheid
Website	www.tutu.org

Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu (7 October 1931 – 26 December 2021) was a South African social rights activist. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 for his work fighting apartheid in South Africa. He was the first Anglican bishop in Cape Town. He chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission during the 1990s which helped victims of apartheid speak out and seem justice.

Early life

Tutu was born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal. When Tutu was twelve he moved with his family to Johannesburg. Tutu wanted to become a doctor. His family could not afford to send him to medical school, so Tutu studied at the Pretoria Bantu Normal College to become a teacher. He taught at Johannesburg Bantu High School and at Munsienville High School in Mogale City.

Personal life

Tutu married Nomalizo Lea Shenxane on 2 July 1955. In 1975 he moved into what is now known as Tutu House in Soweto.

Desmond Tutu turned 90 in October 2021. He died at a medical center in Cape Town, South Africa on 26 December 2021, aged 90. He was being treated for prostate cancer at the time of his death.