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Politics

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

2Records
1995Date range
2Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1995

Sanni Abacha10 November 1995

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

Ken Saro-Wiwa10 November 1995

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-WiwaSanni Abacha

Provenance

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