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When people decide they want to be free, there is nothing that can stop them.
Desmond Tutu
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Desmond Tutu
Age: 92
Born: 1931
Born: October 7
Activist
Anglican Priest
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Archbisphop Desmond Tutu
Desmond Mpilo Tutu
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