OctoTutu is awarded $1 million by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation for “his lifelong commitment to speaking truth to power.”ĭecemA children’s book called “Desmond and the Very Mean Word” is published.Ģ013 - The Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation is established in Cape Town.ĪpTutu is awarded the 2013 Templeton Prize for his “life-long work in advancing spiritual principles such as love and forgiveness which has helped to liberate people around the world.” The prize is worth about $1.7 million dollars. Bush should be “made to answer” at the International Criminal Court for their actions during the Iraq War. SeptemIn an op-ed published by The Observer newspaper, Tutu says that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former US President George W. The book, written by his daughter Mpho and Allister Sparks, contains personal writings as well as anecdotes by people including Richard Branson, Bono, the Dalai Lama, Mandela and others. Octo“Tutu: The Authorised Portrait” is published to coincide with Tutu’s 80th birthday. He accuses the government of pandering to China and in some ways being worse than the apartheid-era governments. October 2011 - Tutu harshly criticizes the South African government for failing to issue a visa to the Dalai Lama. JIs awarded the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom by US President Barack Obama. SeptemTutu leads The Elders on their first mission, to Darfur in Sudan. Among the members of the group are Tutu, former US President Jimmy Carter, Kofi Annan, Mary Robinson and Ela Bhatt. JFormer President Mandela announces the formation of The Elders, a group of elder statesmen from around the world that will work to solve global problems. March 2003 - Presents the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report to South African President Thabo Mbeki. Mary’s Cathedral in Johannesburg.ġ978 - Becomes the first black secretary general of the interdenominational South African Council of Churches.ġ984 - Becomes the second South African, after Chief Albert Lutuli, to win the Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to end apartheid.ġ986 - Is elected archbishop of Cape Town, becoming the head of the Anglican Church in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland and Lesotho.ġ995 - Is selected by South African President Nelson Mandela to chair the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.ġ996 - Retires as the archbishop of Cape Town and becomes archbishop emeritus.ġ997 - Is diagnosed with prostate cancer and treated at hospitals in the United States.ġ998 - Establishes the Desmond Tutu Peace Trust.ġ998-2000 - Visiting professor of theology at Emory University in Atlanta.Ģ002 - Visiting professor at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Peter’s Theological College, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1960Ĭhaired South Africa’s post-apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission.ġ954-1957 - Teaches school, and resigns in protest of government restrictions on education for black children.ġ975 - Becomes the first black appointed Anglican dean of St. Marriage: Nomalizo Leah (Shenxane) Tutu (July 2, 1955-present)Ĭhildren: Trevor, Theresa, Naomi and MphoĮducation: Bantu Normal Teacher’s College, Pretoria, 1953, South Africa University of South Africa, Johannesburg, B.A., 1954 St. Here’s a look at the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu.īirth place: Klerksdorp, Transvaal, South Africa

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