Ken Saro-Wiwa

Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa was a Nigerian writer, teacher, television producer, and social rights activist. Saro-Wiwa was a member of the Ogoni people, an ethnic minority in Nigeria whose homeland,... Wikipedia

• Born:  Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa, October 10, 1941, Bori, British Nigeria
• Age at death:  54 years
• Died:  November 10, 1995, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
• Cause of death:  Execution by hanging
• Movement:  Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People
• Children:  5, including Ken Wiwa, Zina and Noo
• Parent(s):  Jim Wiwa (father)
• Relatives:  Owens Wiwa (brother)
• Awards:  Right Livelihood Award, Goldman Environmental Prize
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo