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Sunday, December 26, 2021

Did you know that On 16 October 1984, the then Bishop Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

Did you know that Desmond Mpilo Tutu died he was 90?

Did you know that Tutu was born on 7 October 1931 till his death on


26 December 2021?

Did you know that Tutu was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist?

Did you know that Tutu was the first black African to


hold the position
 of Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986?

Did you know that Tutu was the first black African to hold the position of Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996?

Did you know that Tutu Theologically sought to fuse ideas from black theology with African theology?

Did you know that Tutu gained many international awards and honorary degrees, particularly in South Africa, the United Kingdom, and United States?

 Did you know that by 2003, Tutu had approximately 100 honorary degrees?

Did you know that Tutu was the first person to be awarded an honorary doctorate by the Ruhr University of West Germany?


Did you know that Tutu was only the third person to whom
 Columbia University in the U.S. agreed to award an honorary doctorate off-campus to?

Did you know that Many schools and scholarships were named after Tutu?

Did you know that in 2000 the Munsieville Library in Klerksdorp was renamed the Desmond Tutu Library?

Did you know that at Fort Hare University, the Desmond Tutu School of Theology was launched in 2002?

Did you know that On 16 October 1984, the then Bishop Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

Did you know that the Nobel Committee cited his "role as a unifying leader figure in the campaign to resolve the problem of apartheid in South Africa?

Did you know that in 2013 Tutu received the £1.1m ($1.6m) Templeton Prize for "his life-long work in advancing spiritual principles such as love and forgiveness"?




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