Archbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu, chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, is born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal Archbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu, former secretary of the South African Council of Churches, Nobel Peace Prize winner and first Black Archbishop of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa in Cape Town (thereby leader of the Anglican Church in South Africa), was born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal (now North West). Tutu is best known for his role as chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and for his belief in the possibility of ultimate racial harmony in South Africa.
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7 October 1931
Archbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu, chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, is born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000).Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar.Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.
- 02Hayes, S. (ed)(2000).Who's Who of Southern Africa 2001..., Graighall: Jonathan Ball, p. 347.
Last updated · 6 Oct 2021
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Archbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu, chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, is born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011520
South African History Online (2011) 'Archbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu, chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, is born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011520 (Accessed: 26 October 2026).
South African History Online, Archbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu, chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, is born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011520, (accessed 26 October 2026).
"Archbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu, chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, is born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011520. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Archbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu, chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, is born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011520.
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