Desmond Tutu By jake-kuhlmann Oct 7, 1931 born Nov 28, 1951 Enrolled at Bantu Normal College Feb 5, 1954 Graduated from South Africa South Africa Universtity May 6, 1954 Receives teaching diploma Jul 2, 1955 Married Nomalizo Leah Shenxane Aug 27, 1958 Resigns from teaching Nov 24, 1960 Becomes Aligcan priest Aligican Preist Nov 8, 1962 Travels to England to further persue in theological study Jan 1, 1970 Lectures in Theology at the University of Botswana May 1, 1975 Elected as first black Aligcan Bishop Jul 7, 1976 Consecrated as Bishop bishop Sep 8, 1984 Wins Nobel Peace Prize Nobel Peace Prize Apr 1, 1986 Elevated to archbishop of Cape Town Apr 7, 1995 Leads Truth Reconciliation Commission lkf Aug 31, 1997 Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer Jan 8, 2005 Won Gandhi Peace Prize Ghandi Peace Prize Apr 17, 2009 Recieved Spirtual Leadership award from Humanity's team Spiritual leadership May 8, 2009 Featured speaker at MSU's spring undergraduate convocation MSU May 31, 2009 Wins Presidential Medal of Freedom Oct 7, 2010 Retired from the public
