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His childhood
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Bishop Desmond Tutu was born in 1931 in Klerksdorp, Transvaal
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He graduated from high school
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He graduated from the University of South Africa.
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He began to study theology
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Tutu enrolled at St. Peter's Theological College
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He was ordained as a Anglican
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He was ordained as a priest
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He were devoted to further theological study in England leading up to a Master of Theology
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He taught theology in South Africa
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Tutu moved to the University of Roma in Lesotho
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He was appointed Dean of St. Mary's Cathedral in Johannesburg
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He was Bishop of Lesotho
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He became the first black General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches
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He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace
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He was also named the president of the All Africa Conference of Churches,
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He was invited to Birmingham He was invited to Birmingham as part of Citywide Christian Celebrations
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He was released after almost 27 years in prison.
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Tutu took retirement from the position of Archbishop of Cape town
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Desmond Tutu
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Tutu returned to United Kingdom
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Desmond Tutu joined former South African President Mandela
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He received the Lincoln Leadership Prize in 2008.
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President Barack Obama named him to receive the nation's highest civilian honor
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Desmond Tutu in a College Tour.
