| Styles of Desmond Tutu |
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| Reference style | Archbishop |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Religious style | The Most Reverend |
Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 7 October 1931) is a South African social rights activist and retired Anglican bishop who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid. He was the first black South African Archbishop of Cape Town and primate of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (now the Anglican Church of Southern Africa).
Tutu has been active in the defence of human rights and uses his high profile to campaign for the oppressed. He has campaigned to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, poverty, racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984; the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism in 1986; the Pacem in Terris Award in 1987; the Sydney Peace Prize in 1999; the Gandhi Peace Prize in 2007; and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. He has also compiled several books of his speeches and sayings.
Read more about Desmond Tutu: Early Life, Personal Life, Role During Apartheid, Role Since Apartheid, Honours, Media/film Appearances, Writings
Famous quotes by desmond tutu:
“I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum.”
—Desmond Tutu (b. 1931)
“I am fifty-two years of age. I am a bishop in the Anglican Church, and a few people might be constrained to say that I was reasonably responsible. In the land of my birth I cannot vote, whereas a young person of eighteen can vote. And why? Because he or she possesses that wonderful biological attribute—a white skin.”
—Desmond Tutu (b. 1931)
“Be nice to the whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.”
—Desmond Tutu (b. 1931)