Desmond Mpilo Tutu OMSG CH is a South African Anglican cleric and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was the Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then the Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, in both cases being the first black African to hold the position.
Tutu was born of mixed Xhosa and Motswana heritage to a poor family in Klerksdorp, South Africa. Entering adulthood, he trained as a teacher and married Nomalizo Leah Tutu, with whom he had several children.
The Most Reverend Desmond Tutu
BORN: 7 October 1931 (age 90)
HOME TOWN: Klerksdorp, Western Transvaal, Union of South Africa
PARENT: Aletta Tutu (mother) and Zacheriah Zililo Tutu (father)
SPOUSE: Nomalizo Leah Shenxane (m. 1955)
BIRTH NAME: Desmond Mpilo Tutu
CHILDREN: 4 (including Mpho Tutu)
OCCUPATION: Cleric, Priest, Social activist, Author
NICKNAME(S): The Arch
AWARDS: Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism (1986), Nobel Peace Prize (1984), Gandhi Peace Prize (2007), Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009), Audie Audiobook of the Year (2015), Sydney Peace Prize (1999) Fulbright Prize (2008), Audie Award for Original Work (2015)…
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