1. Desmond Mpilo TutuDesmond Mpilo Tutu
He was born in October
7th, 1931 in Klerksdorp,
South Africa
He married Nomalizo
Leah Shenxane and he
acquired four children
In 1997 He diagnosed
with prostat cancer and
underwent to a
successfull
treatment in the USA
2.
After a decade of freedom for South Africa,
Tutu was honoured with invitation to deliver the
annual Nelson Mandela foundation lecture
Tutu koined the campaign ''Africa for women's
rights launced by the international federation
for Human Right's
In 2000,he founded the Desmond Tutu peace
centre in Cape Town
In 2009 Tutu joined the project "Soldiers of
Peace", a movie against all wars and for a
global peace.
3. Nobel Peace PrizeNobel Peace Prize
Desmond was the
first man who
awarded with the
Nobel Peace Prize
after the african
national Congress
Albert Lutuli,the
nobel awarded to
him at Oslo in 1984
4. Palestians and CristiansPalestians and Cristians
In 2003, Tutu accepted the role
as patron of Sabeel
International, a Christian
liberation theology organisation
which supports the concerns of
the Palestinian Christian
community
Tutu was a member of the
Advisory Board for Global
March to Jerusalem. The
GM2J's aim had been to
organise mass march at the
Israeli land borders from
Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt
and Palestinian-administered
territories on 30 March 2012
5. Iraq WarIraq War
Tutu has been a staunch
opponent since the start of
the Iraq War, saying that it
has “destabilised and
polarised the world to a
greater extent than any
other conflict in history”.
In September 2012, Tutu
called for George Bush and
Tony Blair to be tried for
their role in the conflict by
the International Criminal
Court and that they should
be made to “answer for their
actions”.
6. Attacts on TutuAttacts on Tutu
The head of the
Congress of South
African Students
condemned Tutu as a
"loose cannon" and a
"scandalous man"
Tutu suffered racist
slogans on his arrival in
America by local
students
