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Desmond Tutu

South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)

  • Married to Nomalizo Leah Tutu
  • Dated 7 October 1931 CE – 26 December 2021 CE

Overview

South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)Wikidata record description. Read Desmond Tutu in the Wikipedia reader.

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Roles and affiliation

Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.

Offices held 4

  1. August 1976 CE – March 1978 CE bishop of Lesotho
  2. March 1978 CE – February 1985 CE general secretary
  3. February 1985 CE – 7 September 1986 CE Bishop of Johannesburg
  4. 7 September 1986 CE – June 1996 CE Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town

Family tree

The family as a list · 2

Family 2

In the texts

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