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Desmond Tutu

Born on 7th October 1931 in Klerksdorp, Transvaal
Parents: His father was a teacher, his mother relatively uneducated
Married Leah Nomalizo Tutu on 2nd July 1955
Children: Trevor Thamsanqa, Theresa Thandeka, Naomi Nontombi, Mpho Andrea

Numerous awards and honorary doctorates (incl. Harvard, Kent, Columbia, Aberdeen, Howard University)

1945-1950

Johannesburg Bantu High School

1951-1953

Teacher training at Pretoria Bantu Normal College

1954

Teacher at Johannesburg Bantu High School

1955-1958

Teacher at Munsieville High School in Krugersdorp

1958-1960

Training for the priesthood at St. Peters Theological College in Rosettenville, Johannesburg

1961

Ordination as a priest

1962-1966

Tutu lived in London with his family

1967-1969

Tutu worked on the theological seminar in Alice, Cape 

1970-1972

Fellow at the Theological Institute in Lesotho

1972-1975

Kent University, lived in London

1975-1976

Dean of Johannesburg

1976-1978

Bishop of Lesotho

1978-1985

General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches

1984

Nobel Peace Prize (Tutu's address at the award ceremony)

1985

Bishop of Johannesburg

1986

Tutu is consecrated to Arch Bishop

1995-1998

Chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa 

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