The Nobel Peace Prize 1984
Awarded on: 1984-10-05
"for his role as a unifying leader figure in the non-violent campaign to resolve the problem of apartheid in South Africa"
Desmond Mpilo Tutu
Born: 1931-10-07 in Klerksdorp, South Africa
Gender: male
Field: South African bishop and anti-apartheid activist (1931–2021)
Biography
Desmond Mpilo Tutu was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, in both cases being the first Black African to hold the position. Theologically, he sought to fuse ideas from Black theology with African theology.