They need each other to become truly free, to become human. And maybe you helped to see humanity prevail. Forgiveness helps give people the resilience to survive and remain human in the face of all efforts to dehumanise them. He has also travelled to Ethiopia with The Elders in June , and to India in February , to support communities tackling the harmful traditional practice of child marriage. Desmond Tutu began his career as a high school teacher but turned to theology after the Bantu Education Act enforced racial segregation in all educational institutions in South Africa.
He was ordained as an Anglican priest in , becoming the first black Anglican Dean of Johannesburg in and the first black General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches four years later. He soon became well-known internationally for his commitment to non-violence and support for economic sanctions against apartheid South Africa. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding. He is a world renowned figure who served as a powerful force in breaking down apartheid and also as a model to humanity through his leadership of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
The Archbishop was born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal. After leaving school he trained first as a teacher at Pretoria Bantu Normal College and in he graduated from the University of South Africa. After three years as a high school teacher he began to study theology, being ordained as a priest in The years were devoted to further theological study in England leading up to a Master of Theology.
The honor of introducing the new president to the nation fell to the archbishop. President Mandela also appointed Tutu to head the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, tasked with investigating and reporting on the atrocities committed by both sides in the struggle over apartheid. In Pretoria, South Africa, Nelson Mandela receives several volumes of the final report made by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, a group designed to repair the damage done during the apartheid, from Archbishop Desmond Tutu on October 29, In , he joined The Elders, a group of seasoned world leaders including Kofi Annan , Mary Robinson, Jimmy Carter and others, who meet to discuss ways to promote human rights and world peace.
Tutu stands among the world's foremost human rights activists. Perhaps what makes Tutu so inspirational and universal a figure is his unshakable optimism in the face of overwhelming odds and his limitless faith in the ability of human beings to do good. They have a commitment to try and make the world a better place. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives.
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