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Desmond Tutu
Desmond Mpilo Tutu
South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021).
Statements about
Desmond Tutu
Award Received
45 items
Nobel Peace Prize
(1984)
Award Rationale
:
for his role as a unifying leader figure in the non-violent campaign to resolve the problem of apartheid in South Africa
Award Rationale
:
for rollen som samlende lederfigur i den ikke-voldelige kampen for å løse apartheid-problemet i Sør-Afrika
Point in Time
:
1984
Prize Money
:
1,650,000 Swedish krona
Presidential Medal of Freedom
(2009)
Conferred By
:
Barack Obama
Point in Time
:
2009
Templeton Prize
(2013)
Point in Time
:
2013
Four Freedoms Award – Freedom of Worship
(1998)
Point in Time
:
1998
Giuseppe Motta Medal
(2007)
Point in Time
:
2007
Light of Truth Award
(2006)
Point in Time
:
2006
Monismanien Prize
(1999)
Point in Time
:
1999
Pacem in Terris Award
(1987)
Point in Time
:
1987
Delta Prize for Global Understanding
(2000)
Point in Time
:
2000
James Parks Morton Interfaith Award
(2003)
Point in Time
:
2003
Catalonia International Prize
(2014)
Point in Time
:
2014
Golden Plate Award
(2003)
Point in Time
:
2003
J. William Fulbright Prize
(2008)
Point in Time
:
2008
Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism
(1986)
Point in Time
:
1986
Gandhi Peace Prize
(2005)
Point in Time
:
2005
Sydney Peace Prize
(1999)
Point in Time
:
1999
Jamnalal Bajaj Award
(2000)
Point in Time
:
2000
Humanitarian of the Year
(March 1984)
Point in Time
:
March 1984
Honorary Doctor of the University of Groningen
Honorary Doctor of the University of Warsaw
Honorary Doctorate From the University of Cambridge
Honorary Doctor of the University of Vienna
(6/12/2009)
Point in Time
:
6/12/2009
Honorary Doctor of Harvard University
(June 1979)
Point in Time
:
June 1979
Honorary Doctorate From Columbia University
Honorary Doctor of the University of Fribourg
Grand Cross 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
(1999)
Point in Time
:
1999
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
(1998)
Point in Time
:
1998
Companion of Honour
(2015)
Point in Time
:
2015
Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau
(2012)
Point in Time
:
2012
René Cassin Prize
(2008)
Together With
:
Roelf Meyer
Point in Time
:
2008
Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences
(1991)
Point in Time
:
1991
Honorary Doctorate of Pompeu Fabra University
Medal of Honor of the Parliament of Catalonia
(2000)
Point in Time
:
2000
Honorary Doctor of the University of Portland
(5/1/2009)
Point in Time
:
5/1/2009
Order of Jamaica
(1986)
Point in Time
:
1986
Osgar
(2006)
Point in Time
:
2006
Honorary Doctor of the University of Tromso
Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of Saint John
(September 2017)
Point in Time
:
September 2017
Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award
(1992)
Point in Time
:
1992
Archbishop of Canterbury's Award for Outstanding Service to the Anglican Communion
(1996)
Point in Time
:
1996
Order for Meritorious Service
(1999)
Point in Time
:
1999
Honorary Doctorate at the University of Washington
(5/7/2002)
Point in Time
:
5/7/2002
Marion Dönhoff Award
Honorary Doctor of Toulouse-III University
(7/21/1988)
Point in Time
:
7/21/1988
Honorary Doctorate of Strasbourg-III University
(1988)
Point in Time
:
1988
Date of Birth
10/7/1931
Instance Of
Human
Country of Citizenship
South Africa
Place of Birth
Munsieville
Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity
:
Transvaal Province
Country
:
Union of South Africa
Occupation
Anglican Priest
Human Rights Defender
Non-Fiction Writer
Protestant Theologian
Archbishop
Political Activist
Anti-Apartheid Activist
Religion or Worldview
Anglicanism
Position Held
Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town
(9/7/1986 - June 1996)
Replaced By
:
Njongonkulu Ndungane
Replaces
:
Philip Russell
Start Time
:
9/7/1986
End Time
:
June 1996
Bishop of Johannesburg
(February 1985 - 9/7/1986)
Replaced By
:
George Buchanan
Replaces
:
Timothy Bavin
Start Time
:
February 1985
End Time
:
9/7/1986
Bishop of Lesotho
(August 1976 - March 1978)
Replaces
:
John Maund
Diocese
:
Diocese of Lesotho
Start Time
:
August 1976
End Time
:
March 1978
General Secretary
(March 1978 - February 1985)
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
South African Council of Churches
Start Time
:
March 1978
End Time
:
February 1985
Educated At
Bates College
Hamilton College
University of South Africa
( - 1954)
End Time
:
1954
King's College London
(1962 - 2012)
Academic Major
:
Theology
Academic Degree
:
Master's Degree
Start Time
:
1962
End Time
:
2012
St. Martin's School
Academic Major
:
Theology
Given Name
Desmond
Child
Mpho Andrea Tutu
Spouse
Nomalizo Leah Tutu
(7/2/1955 - 12/26/2021)
End Cause
:
Death of Subject
Start Time
:
7/2/1955
End Time
:
12/26/2021
Nominated For
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction
(2005)
Point in Time
:
2005
Family Name
Tutu
Employer
National University of Lesotho
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Afrikaans
Xhosa
Tswana
Sesotho
Described by Source
Dictionary of African Biography
URL
:
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Obálky Knih
URL
:
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Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference
Volume
:
2
Sex or Gender
Male
Writing Language
English
Date of Death
12/26/2021
Place of Death
Cape Town
Birth Name
Desmond Mpilo Tutu
Cause of Death
Prostate Cancer
Manner of Death
Natural Causes
Place of Burial
St. George's Cathedral
Nickname
The Arch
Field of Work
Church of England
Anglicanism
Protestant Theology
Human Rights
Civil and Political Rights
Activism
Civil Rights
Present in Work
Live and Let Live
Member Of
The Elders
(2007 - 2013)
Start Time
:
2007
End Time
:
2013
Image
Name in Native Language
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