Beko Ransome-Kuti

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Beko Ransome-Kuti was a prominent Nigerian medical doctor and human rights activist who became a leading voice against military dictatorship and a frequent target of political repression.

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Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti 1

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instanceOf Nigerian
human
human rights activist
medical doctor
pro-democracy activist
advocatedFor civil liberties in Nigeria
democratic governance in Nigeria
release of political prisoners in Nigeria
awardReceived Bruno Kreisky Prize for Services to Human Rights NERFINISHED
Nigerian national and international human rights awards
causeOfDeath lung cancer
childOf Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti NERFINISHED
Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Nigeria
dateOfBirth 1940-08-02
dateOfDeath 2006-02-10
detainedBy Nigerian military regimes
educatedAt University College Hospital, Ibadan NERFINISHED
University of Ibadan NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Yoruba people NERFINISHED
familyName Ransome-Kuti NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork democracy activism
human rights
medicine
fullName Bekololari Ransome-Kuti NERFINISHED
givenName Bekololari NERFINISHED
hasBeenImprisoned true
knownFor campaigns against human rights abuses in Nigeria
leading Nigerian pro-democracy movement in the 1990s
opposition to the regime of General Sani Abacha
languageSpoken English
Yoruba NERFINISHED
medicalSpecialty general practice
notableRole chairman of the Campaign for Democracy
chairman of the Joint Action Committee of Nigeria
president of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights
notableWork opposition to military dictatorship in Nigeria
occupation human rights activist
physician
pro-democracy campaigner
participantIn Nigerian pro-democracy movement
struggles against Nigerian military rule
placeOfBirth Abeokuta, Nigeria NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Lagos, Nigeria NERFINISHED
reasonForImprisonment opposition to Nigerian military governments
relative Femi Kuti NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
residence Lagos, Nigeria NERFINISHED
sibling Fela Kuti NERFINISHED
Olikoye Ransome-Kuti NERFINISHED

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Fela Kuti parent Beko Ransome-Kuti
this entity surface form: Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti
Fela Kuti sibling Beko Ransome-Kuti