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Desmond Tutu

Origin: Klerksdorp, South Africa
(October 7, 1931)

Heroic Values: Achievement, Caring, Courage, Faith, Humility, Integrity, Perseverance, Selflessness, Tolerance, Vision, Wisdom

Background

Desmond Tutu was born the son of a teacher and he too became a teacher after attending the University of South Africa. Shortly after that he chose to study theology and became an ordained priest in 1960. Tutu went to London to study at King's College, furthering his theological education.

In 1975 Tutu became the Anglican Dean of Johannesburg - the first black man to hold the position. In 1978 he became the first black person to hold the position of General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches. Throughout all of this time he spoke out against apartheid and campaigned for the change that would allow blacks to live as equals in his home country. This work earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 .

Tutu continues after the end of apartheid to speak on matters of injustice, especially, but not limited to, Africa. He is a member of The Elders, a group of esteemed wise people given the task of trying to solve the world's problems, one by one.

Sources

Wikipedia
The online encyclopedia

Tutu.org
The Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation

The Elders
Tutu's profile

Nobel.org
Tutu's profile