| 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. |