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Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu
Biographical information
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Sex
Male
Full name
Desmond Mpilo•Tutu
Used name
Desmond•Tutu
Born
7 October 1931 in
Klerksdorp, North West (RSA)
Died
26 December 2021 in
Cape Town, Western Cape (RSA)
NOC
South Africa
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RSA
Desmond Tutu
Special Notes
Bearer of the
Olympic Flag
at the opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics