Ken saro wiwa biography

Field Information
Full Name Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa
Date of Birth 10 October 1941
Place of Birth Bori, Rivers State, Nigeria
Date of Death 10 November 1995
Place of Death Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Citizenship / Country of Residence Nigerian
Education University of Ibadan
Profession Writer, Television Producer, Environmental Activist
Years of Activity c. 1960s - 1995
Brief Information Ken Saro-Wiwa was a Nigerian writer, television producer, and environmental activist. He was a vocal critic of the environmental degradation caused by multinational oil companies, particularly Shell, in the Niger Delta. Saro-Wiwa was executed in 1995 by the Nigerian military government after being charged with inciting murder, a verdict widely condemned internationally.