The Nobel Peace Prize 1994- Rev. Desmond Tutu

Rev. Desmond Tutu is a South African cleric and activist opponent of apartheid. In 1984, Tutu became the second South African to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Tutu was the first black South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa.

He has receive serveral awards, the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Himanitariasm, the Gandhi Peace Prize in 2005 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009.

He is an advocate for the defense of human rights. He uses his high profile to participate in campaigns to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, homophobia, poverty and racism.

Rev. Desmond Tutu has formulated his objective as "a democratic and just society without racial divisions". He has also compiled several books of his speeches and sayings.

Biography

Interview with Rev. Desmond Tutu.

The Desmond Tutu Peace Centre