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Tutu and his role in the Truth & Reconciliation Commission
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Apr 04, 2011

Tutu and his role in the Truth & Reconciliation Commission

Background - "The Road to Reconciliation." South Africa experienced numerous human rights challenges during t...

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Apr 04, 2011

Documents, speeches, Awards, and articles relating to Desmond Tutu

Awards Archbishop Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Archbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu, world renowned preacher...

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Desmond Mpilo Tutu Timeline
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Apr 04, 2011

Desmond Mpilo Tutu Timeline

1931 7 October, Desmond Mpilo Tutu is born in Klerksdorp, in the then Transvaal province of South Africa. 1961 Des...

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Apr 04, 2011

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu

Outspoken critic of apartheid, teacher, author, lecturer, Nobel Prize winner, former Archbishop of Cape Town, Archbishop...

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Mapungubwe
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Apr 04, 2011

Mapungubwe

The ancient city of Mapungubwe (meaning 'hill of the jackal') is an Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo ...

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Apr 04, 2011

Post-election political violence

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Apr 04, 2011

Nelson Mandela Timeline 1910-1919

1910 The establishment of the Union of South Africa consolidates white rule over the territories that came to be known ...

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Apr 04, 2011

Touw’s rivier

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Apr 04, 2011

Jason Laure

Born: Chehalis, Washington, USA, 1949. Resides in Cape Town. Studied at Columbia University, New York City and Sorbonne,...

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Apr 04, 2011

Curriculum Statements Further education and Training

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Apr 04, 2011

INTERVIEW WITH DRUM, MAY 1953

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Apr 04, 2011

Nelson Mandela's address to rally in Soweto

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Apr 04, 2011

Journals

Background and History The South African Association of Art Historians launched a journal in 1987. Accredited by the De...

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Apr 04, 2011

Alison Drew -- S.O.Y.A. National Executive Committee, The Maritzburg Conferences and the Tasks of the Immediate Future, 31 May 1959

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Apr 04, 2011

Juan Orrantia

Born 1975 (Columbia). Juan Orrantia is a visual anthropologist whose photographic work explores themes of intimacy and b...

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