Permanent historical factsheet

Death of Ken Saro-Wiwa

Nigeria · Government / Government of Nigeria. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1995Date range
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0Places

Chronological records

1995

Ken Saro-Wiwa1995

Government / Government of Nigeria

Abachas Government was accused of human rights abuses, especially after the hanging of Ogoni activist Ken Saro-Wiwa by the Auta tribunal

Names involved

Ken Saro-Wiwa

Provenance

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