Desmond Mpilo TutuDesmond Mpilo Tutu

He was born in October 7th, 1931 in Klerksdorp, South Africa

He married Nomalizo Leah Shenxane and he acquired four children

In 1997 He diagnosed with prostat cancer and underwent to a successfull treatment in the USA

After a decade of freedom for South Africa, Tutu was honoured with invitation to deliver the annual Nelson Mandela foundation lecture

Tutu koined the campaign ''Africa for women's rights launced by the international federation for Human Right's

In 2000,he founded the Desmond Tutu peace centre in Cape Town

In 2009 Tutu joined the project "Soldiers of Peace", a movie against all wars and for a global peace.

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Desmond was the first man who awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize after the african national Congress Albert Lutuli,the nobel awarded to him at Oslo in 1984

Palestians and CristiansPalestians and Cristians

In 2003, Tutu accepted the role as patron of Sabeel International, a Christian liberation theology organisation which supports the concerns of the Palestinian Christian community

Tutu was a member of the Advisory Board for Global March to Jerusalem. The GM2J's aim had been to organise mass march at the Israeli land borders from Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and Palestinian-administered territories on 30 March 2012

Iraq WarIraq War

Tutu has been a staunch opponent since the start of the Iraq War, saying that it has “destabilised and polarised the world to a greater extent than any other conflict in history”.

In September 2012, Tutu called for George Bush and Tony Blair to be tried for their role in the conflict by the International Criminal Court and that they should be made to “answer for their actions”.

Attacts on TutuAttacts on Tutu

The head of the Congress of South African Students condemned Tutu as a "loose cannon" and a "scandalous man"

Tutu suffered racist slogans on his arrival in America by local students

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