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Europe became rich because it exploited Africa and the Africans know that.

Desmond Tutu

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Desmond Tutu
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: October 7
Activist
Anglican Priest
Non-Fiction Writer
Archbisphop Desmond Tutu
Desmond Mpilo Tutu
Rich
Africans
Exploited
Africa
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Europe

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