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It's a blessing that South Africa has a man like Nelson Mandela.

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
Blessing
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Men
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Mandela
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Africa

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