Ken Saro-Wiwa
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Ken Saro-Wiwa was a Nigerian writer and environmental activist best known for leading nonviolent campaigns against oil industry pollution and government neglect in the Niger Delta.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ken Saro-Wiwa canonical | 11 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nigerian dissident
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businessman ⓘ environmental activist ⓘ human ⓘ television producer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
environmental justice
ⓘ
rights of the Ogoni people ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Goldman Environmental Prize
ⓘ
Right Livelihood Award ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | hanging ⓘ |
| citizenship | Nigeria ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Ken Saro-Wiwa Foundation
ⓘ
memorials and events in his honor worldwide ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Nigeria ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Nigeria ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-10-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1995-11-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Government College Umuahia
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University of Ibadan ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ogoni people ⓘ |
| familyName |
Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa
ⓘ
surface form:
Saro-Wiwa
|
| fieldOfWork |
environmental activism
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literature ⓘ television production ⓘ |
| founded | Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People ⓘ |
| fullName | Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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political writing ⓘ satire ⓘ television comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Kenule ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | global environmental justice movements ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Sani Abacha military government
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surface form:
Nigerian military government
|
| knownFor |
campaigning against environmental damage in the Niger Delta
ⓘ
leadership in the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| methodOfPoliticalActivity | nonviolent protest ⓘ |
| movement |
environmentalism
ⓘ
nonviolent resistance ⓘ |
| notableEvent | arrest and trial by a special military tribunal in Nigeria ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Basi and Company
ⓘ
On a Darkling Plain ⓘ Sozaboy: A Novel in Rotten English ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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environmentalist ⓘ television producer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| opposed |
government neglect of the Niger Delta
ⓘ
oil industry pollution in the Niger Delta ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bori ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Port Harcourt ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-democracy activism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People ⓘ |
| shortName | MOSOP leader ⓘ |
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