Desmond Mpilo Tutu

GPTKB entity

Properties (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Human
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:South_African_Council_of_Churches
gptkb:Truth_and_Reconciliation_Commission
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Peace_Prize
gptkb:Templeton_Prize
gptkbp:born October 7, 1931
gptkbp:children gptkb:Mpho_Tutu
gptkb:Thandeka_Tutu
gptkb:Naomi_Tutu
Dali_Tutu
gptkbp:died December 26, 2021
gptkbp:education gptkb:King's_College_London
gptkb:University_of_the_Western_Cape
gptkbp:famousQuote Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.
We are made for goodness. We are made for love. We are made for tenderness. We are made for friendship. We are made for each other.
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Desmond_Mpilo_Tutu
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Desmond Mpilo Tutu
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Nelson_Mandela
gptkbp:involvedIn Human rights advocacy
Interfaith dialogue
Social justice initiatives
Peacebuilding efforts
Anti-apartheid protests
gptkbp:knownFor Advocacy for human rights
Role in the anti-apartheid movement
gptkbp:legacy Advocating for LGBTQ+ rights
Fighting against poverty
Championing global human rights
Encouraging forgiveness and healing
Promoting_reconciliation_in_South_Africa
gptkbp:nationality South_African
gptkbp:occupation Theologian
Anti-apartheid activist
gptkbp:religion Anglicanism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Cape_Town
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Leah_Tutu