Arrest of Ken Saro-Wiwa1995
Writes from prison, "Dead, I will become a martyr & even more dangerous"
Historical person
Ken Saro-Wiwa Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ken Saro-Wiwa, based on 9 World History Database records associated with Nigeria.
9 records1995–19956 events1 places
Chronological biography
1995
Auta Tribunal1995
Abachas Government was accused of human rights abuses, especially after the hanging of Ogoni activist Ken Saro-Wiwa by the Auta tribunal
Death of Ken Saro-Wiwa1995
Abachas Government was accused of human rights abuses, especially after the hanging of Ogoni activist Ken Saro-Wiwa by the Auta tribunal
Death of Ken Saro-Wiwa10 November 1995
Death of Ken Saro-Wiwa, executed
Execution10 November 1995
Nigerias military Government executes nine of its critics, prompting international protests, the dead include author-playwright Ken Saro-Wiwa, 54, who had campaigned for a more equitable distribution of the nations oil wealth. Nigeria hangs writer Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other minority rights advocates. Abachas Government was accused of human rights abuses, especially after the hanging of Ogoni activist Ken Saro-Wiwa by the Auta tribunal
Execution10 November 1995
The Ogoni leader is executed
Politics10 November 1995
Abachas Government was accused of human rights abuses, especially after the hanging of Ogoni activist Ken Saro-Wiwa by the Auta tribunal
Politics10 November 1995
Abachas Government was accused of human rights abuses, especially after the hanging of Ogoni activist Ken Saro-Wiwa by the Auta tribunal
Trial10 November 1995
Abachas Government was accused of human rights abuses, especially after the hanging of Ogoni activist Ken Saro-Wiwa by the Auta tribunal
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.