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Desmond Tutu, South African archbishop and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021)

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Desmond Tutu

South African bishop and anti-apartheid activist (1931–2021)

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…
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Nobel Peace Prize

One of five Nobel Prizes established by Alfred Nobel

The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, and Literature. Since March 1901, it has been awarded…
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October 7

Day of the year

October 7 is the 280th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 85 days remain until the end of the year.
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