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Ken Saro-Wiwa
Kenule "Ken" Beeson Saro Wiwa (10 October 1941 – 10 November 1995) was a Nigerian writer, television producer, environmental activist, and winner of the Right Livelihood Award and the Goldman Environmental Prize. Saro-Wiwa was a member of the Ogoni people, an ethnic minority in Nigeria whose homeland, Ogoniland, in the Niger Delta has been targeted for crude oil extraction since the 1950s and which has suffered extreme environmental damage from decades of indiscriminate petroleum waste dumping. Initially as spokesperson, and then as president, of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Saro-Wiwa led a nonviolent campaign against environmental degradation of the land and waters of Ogoniland by the operations of the multinational petroleum industry, especially the Royal Dutch Shell company. He was also an outspoken critic of the Nigerian government, which he viewed as reluctant to enforce environmental regulations on the foreign petroleum companies operating in the area.
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The Ken Saro-Wiwa Story | Greed, Betrayal and the Battle for Nigeria's Oil Money
Of all the casualties of the unholy post-war alliance between the Nigerian military state and big oil, the Ogoni people were arguably amongst the worst hit. With the full blessing of the Nigerian government, the Royal Dutch Shell oil company was authorised to explore and extract oil from Ogoniland. While this was a win-win deal for Nigeria’s military generals and the oil giant, Shell’s entry into the region quickly became nothing short of a living nightmare for the Ogoni people. Having grown sick and tired of the military government’s complicity in the devastation of his ancestral land, Ken Saro-Wiwa spearheaded the creation of a pressure group known as the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (popularly known as MOSOP). This is the story of the most prominent martyr in the fig...
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Ken Saro-Wiwa widow talks on execution memorial 20 years on
A memorial march is due to be held in Nigeria for a champion of the environment who confronted one of the world's biggest oil companies - and was then hanged. It is the 20th anniversary of the execution of Ken Saro Wiwa, who campaigned against oil pollution in the oil rich Niger Delta by Royal Dutch Shell. He was sentenced to death after being found guilty of involvement in four murders - in a case condemned as a sham and after international appeals for clemency. Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege has been to meet his widow in Ogoni - who is proud of his fight against Royal Dutch Shell and for democracy.
published: 10 Nov 2015 -
Ken Saro Wiwa: 1995 Goldman Prize winner, Nigeria
Ken Saro Wiwa led a peaceful movement for the environmental and human rights of Nigeria's Ogoni people whose oil-rich land has been exploited by multinational oil companies. The Nigerian government executed Saro-Wiwa in 1995. (d. 1995) The Goldman Environmental Prize is the world's largest prize for grassroots environmentalists. Each of the winners, chosen from the planet's six inhabited continental regions, demonstrate exceptional courage and commitment, often working at great risk to protect our environment. In the process, they inspire the rest of us to do the same. For more information, visit www.goldmanprize.org
published: 14 Aug 2013 -
Ken Saro-Wiwa
1941–1995, b. Bori, Nigeria Worked in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
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How Nigeria killed Ken Saro-Wiwa in 1995
Kenule Beeson ''Ken'' Saro-Wiwa was a member of the Ogoni people, an ethnic minority in Nigeria whose homeland, Ogoniland, in the Niger Delta has been targeted for crude oil extraction since the 1950s and which has suffered extreme environmental damage from decades of indiscriminate petroleum waste dumping. Initially as spokesperson, and then as president, of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Saro-Wiwa led a nonviolent campaign against environmental degradation of the land and waters of Ogoniland by the operations of the multinational petroleum industry, especially the Royal Dutch Shell company. He was also an outspoken critic of the Nigerian government, which he viewed as reluctant to enforce environmental regulations on the foreign petroleum companies operatin...
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1995 Goldman Environmental Prize Ceremony: Ken Saro Wiwa
Ken Saro Wiwa led a peaceful movement for the environmental and human rights of Nigeria's Ogoni people whose oil-rich land has been exploited by multinational oil companies. The Nigerian government executed Saro-Wiwa in 1995. (d. 1995) The Goldman Environmental Prize is the world's largest prize for grassroots environmentalists. Each of the winners, chosen from the planet's six inhabited continental regions, demonstrate exceptional courage and commitment, often working at great risk to protect our environment. In the process, they inspire the rest of us to do the same. Learn more at www.goldmanprize.org and follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/goldmanenvironmentalprize
published: 16 Dec 2013 -
Ken Saro-Wiwa Was the Mastermind of the Killing of the Ogoni 4, Including My Father -Badey
I was an eyewitness and at the scene of the crime, my father and his friends were butchered by the setup mob. My father told me Saro-Wiwa wanted to take his life. Suage Badey, Son of Chief Albert Badey Subscribe to our Channel for high profile interviews. Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ARISEtv | and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arisenewsofficial | and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AriseTVNews | Check out our website www.arise.tv
published: 14 Nov 2024 -
The Case Against Shell: 'The Hanging of Ken Saro-Wiwa ...
In May 2009, multinational oil giant Shell will stand trial in United States federal court to answer to charges that it conspired in human rights abuses including murder in Nigeria in the 1990s. This mini-documentary tells the story of the rise of an inspiring and nonviolent movement for human rights and environmental justice, and the lengths Shell was willing to go to stop it. For more information, visit: http://shellguilty.com
published: 10 Jun 2009 -
Why Ken Saro-Wiwa was Executed by Sani Abacha’s Military Regime
On November 10, 1995, a tragic event shook the nation of Nigeria and sent shockwaves around the world. Author and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight men from the Ogoni community in Niger Delta were unlawfully executed by the Abacha-led military dictatorship. Saro-Wiwa’s death, along with that of eight other activists in the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), catapulted the Ogoni plight to global awareness. The Ogoni Nine, as they became known, were victims of an alleged conspiracy between Shell Oil and the Nigerian military dictatorship headed by General Sani Abacha to silence MOSOP and Saro-Wiwa. At the time, Ken Saro-will had become one of the most vocal critics of oil exploitation in Nigeria and the environmental costs to the Ogoni people... ***********************...
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Faces Of Africa Ken Saro-Wiwa: All For My People
Ken Saro-Wiwa was a Nigerian activist and a martyr, a brave and inspiring campaigner who led his Ogoni people's struggle against the decades-long defilement of their land by oil companies. Unfortunately, he ended up paying for it with his life. Today, the struggle still goes on and the legacy of Ken Saro-Wiwa lives on.
published: 17 Nov 2014
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The Ken Saro-Wiwa Story | Greed, Betrayal and the Battle for Nigeria's Oil Money
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Of all the casualties of the unholy post-war alliance between the Nigerian military state and big oil, the Ogoni people were arguably amongst the worst hit. Wit...
Of all the casualties of the unholy post-war alliance between the Nigerian military state and big oil, the Ogoni people were arguably amongst the worst hit. With the full blessing of the Nigerian government, the Royal Dutch Shell oil company was authorised to explore and extract oil from Ogoniland. While this was a win-win deal for Nigeria’s military generals and the oil giant, Shell’s entry into the region quickly became nothing short of a living nightmare for the Ogoni people.
Having grown sick and tired of the military government’s complicity in the devastation of his ancestral land, Ken Saro-Wiwa spearheaded the creation of a pressure group known as the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (popularly known as MOSOP). This is the story of the most prominent martyr in the fight against big oil in Nigeria.
#Nigeria #History #Saro-Wiwa
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Of all the casualties of the unholy post-war alliance between the Nigerian military state and big oil, the Ogoni people were arguably amongst the worst hit. With the full blessing of the Nigerian government, the Royal Dutch Shell oil company was authorised to explore and extract oil from Ogoniland. While this was a win-win deal for Nigeria’s military generals and the oil giant, Shell’s entry into the region quickly became nothing short of a living nightmare for the Ogoni people.
Having grown sick and tired of the military government’s complicity in the devastation of his ancestral land, Ken Saro-Wiwa spearheaded the creation of a pressure group known as the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (popularly known as MOSOP). This is the story of the most prominent martyr in the fight against big oil in Nigeria.
#Nigeria #History #Saro-Wiwa
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Written by: K.B. Taiwo
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Ken Saro-Wiwa widow talks on execution memorial 20 years on
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- Duration: 2:43
- Uploaded Date: 10 Nov 2015
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A memorial march is due to be held in Nigeria for a champion of the environment who confronted one of the world's biggest oil companies - and was then hanged.
...
A memorial march is due to be held in Nigeria for a champion of the environment who confronted one of the world's biggest oil companies - and was then hanged.
It is the 20th anniversary of the execution of Ken Saro Wiwa, who campaigned against oil pollution in the oil rich Niger Delta by Royal Dutch Shell.
He was sentenced to death after being found guilty of involvement in four murders - in a case condemned as a sham and after international appeals for clemency.
Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege has been to meet his widow in Ogoni - who is proud of his fight against Royal Dutch Shell and for democracy.
https://wn.com/Ken_Saro_Wiwa_Widow_Talks_On_Execution_Memorial_20_Years_On
A memorial march is due to be held in Nigeria for a champion of the environment who confronted one of the world's biggest oil companies - and was then hanged.
It is the 20th anniversary of the execution of Ken Saro Wiwa, who campaigned against oil pollution in the oil rich Niger Delta by Royal Dutch Shell.
He was sentenced to death after being found guilty of involvement in four murders - in a case condemned as a sham and after international appeals for clemency.
Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege has been to meet his widow in Ogoni - who is proud of his fight against Royal Dutch Shell and for democracy.
- published: 10 Nov 2015
- views: 12118
7:38
Ken Saro Wiwa: 1995 Goldman Prize winner, Nigeria
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- Duration: 7:38
- Uploaded Date: 14 Aug 2013
- views: 7642
Ken Saro Wiwa led a peaceful movement for the environmental and human rights of Nigeria's Ogoni people whose oil-rich land has been exploited by multinational o...
Ken Saro Wiwa led a peaceful movement for the environmental and human rights of Nigeria's Ogoni people whose oil-rich land has been exploited by multinational oil companies. The Nigerian government executed Saro-Wiwa in 1995. (d. 1995)
The Goldman Environmental Prize is the world's largest prize for grassroots environmentalists. Each of the winners, chosen from the planet's six inhabited continental regions, demonstrate exceptional courage and commitment, often working at great risk to protect our environment. In the process, they inspire the rest of us to do the same.
For more information, visit www.goldmanprize.org
https://wn.com/Ken_Saro_Wiwa_1995_Goldman_Prize_Winner,_Nigeria
Ken Saro Wiwa led a peaceful movement for the environmental and human rights of Nigeria's Ogoni people whose oil-rich land has been exploited by multinational oil companies. The Nigerian government executed Saro-Wiwa in 1995. (d. 1995)
The Goldman Environmental Prize is the world's largest prize for grassroots environmentalists. Each of the winners, chosen from the planet's six inhabited continental regions, demonstrate exceptional courage and commitment, often working at great risk to protect our environment. In the process, they inspire the rest of us to do the same.
For more information, visit www.goldmanprize.org
- published: 14 Aug 2013
- views: 7642
0:35
Ken Saro-Wiwa
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- Duration: 0:35
- Uploaded Date: 27 Nov 2019
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1941–1995, b. Bori, Nigeria
Worked in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
1941–1995, b. Bori, Nigeria
Worked in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
https://wn.com/Ken_Saro_Wiwa
1941–1995, b. Bori, Nigeria
Worked in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
- published: 27 Nov 2019
- views: 1666
8:17
How Nigeria killed Ken Saro-Wiwa in 1995
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- Duration: 8:17
- Uploaded Date: 12 Aug 2021
- views: 46483
Kenule Beeson ''Ken'' Saro-Wiwa was a member of the Ogoni people, an ethnic minority in Nigeria whose homeland, Ogoniland, in the Niger Delta has been targeted ...
Kenule Beeson ''Ken'' Saro-Wiwa was a member of the Ogoni people, an ethnic minority in Nigeria whose homeland, Ogoniland, in the Niger Delta has been targeted for crude oil extraction since the 1950s and which has suffered extreme environmental damage from decades of indiscriminate petroleum waste dumping.
Initially as spokesperson, and then as president, of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Saro-Wiwa led a nonviolent campaign against environmental degradation of the land and waters of Ogoniland by the operations of the multinational petroleum industry, especially the Royal Dutch Shell company.
He was also an outspoken critic of the Nigerian government, which he viewed as reluctant to enforce environmental regulations on the foreign petroleum companies operating in the area.
However, on November 10, 1995, Saro-Wiwa was killed by hanging by the Nigerian federal military government under the dictatorship of General Sani Abacha. #HistoryVille #KenSaroWiwa
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Kenule Beeson ''Ken'' Saro-Wiwa was a member of the Ogoni people, an ethnic minority in Nigeria whose homeland, Ogoniland, in the Niger Delta has been targeted for crude oil extraction since the 1950s and which has suffered extreme environmental damage from decades of indiscriminate petroleum waste dumping.
Initially as spokesperson, and then as president, of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Saro-Wiwa led a nonviolent campaign against environmental degradation of the land and waters of Ogoniland by the operations of the multinational petroleum industry, especially the Royal Dutch Shell company.
He was also an outspoken critic of the Nigerian government, which he viewed as reluctant to enforce environmental regulations on the foreign petroleum companies operating in the area.
However, on November 10, 1995, Saro-Wiwa was killed by hanging by the Nigerian federal military government under the dictatorship of General Sani Abacha. #HistoryVille #KenSaroWiwa
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- published: 12 Aug 2021
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1995 Goldman Environmental Prize Ceremony: Ken Saro Wiwa
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- Duration: 4:52
- Uploaded Date: 16 Dec 2013
- views: 2379
Ken Saro Wiwa led a peaceful movement for the environmental and human rights of Nigeria's Ogoni people whose oil-rich land has been exploited by multinational o...
Ken Saro Wiwa led a peaceful movement for the environmental and human rights of Nigeria's Ogoni people whose oil-rich land has been exploited by multinational oil companies. The Nigerian government executed Saro-Wiwa in 1995. (d. 1995)
The Goldman Environmental Prize is the world's largest prize for grassroots environmentalists. Each of the winners, chosen from the planet's six inhabited continental regions, demonstrate exceptional courage and commitment, often working at great risk to protect our environment. In the process, they inspire the rest of us to do the same.
Learn more at www.goldmanprize.org and follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/goldmanenvironmentalprize
https://wn.com/1995_Goldman_Environmental_Prize_Ceremony_Ken_Saro_Wiwa
Ken Saro Wiwa led a peaceful movement for the environmental and human rights of Nigeria's Ogoni people whose oil-rich land has been exploited by multinational oil companies. The Nigerian government executed Saro-Wiwa in 1995. (d. 1995)
The Goldman Environmental Prize is the world's largest prize for grassroots environmentalists. Each of the winners, chosen from the planet's six inhabited continental regions, demonstrate exceptional courage and commitment, often working at great risk to protect our environment. In the process, they inspire the rest of us to do the same.
Learn more at www.goldmanprize.org and follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/goldmanenvironmentalprize
- published: 16 Dec 2013
- views: 2379
27:25
Ken Saro-Wiwa Was the Mastermind of the Killing of the Ogoni 4, Including My Father -Badey
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- Duration: 27:25
- Uploaded Date: 14 Nov 2024
- views: 42299
I was an eyewitness and at the scene of the crime, my father and his friends were butchered by the setup mob. My father told me Saro-Wiwa wanted to take his lif...
I was an eyewitness and at the scene of the crime, my father and his friends were butchered by the setup mob. My father told me Saro-Wiwa wanted to take his life.
Suage Badey, Son of Chief Albert Badey
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I was an eyewitness and at the scene of the crime, my father and his friends were butchered by the setup mob. My father told me Saro-Wiwa wanted to take his life.
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- published: 14 Nov 2024
- views: 42299
8:34
The Case Against Shell: 'The Hanging of Ken Saro-Wiwa ...
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- Duration: 8:34
- Uploaded Date: 10 Jun 2009
- views: 12240
In May 2009, multinational oil giant Shell will stand trial in United States federal court to answer to charges that it conspired in human rights abuses includi...
In May 2009, multinational oil giant Shell will stand trial in United States federal court to answer to charges that it conspired in human rights abuses including murder in Nigeria in the 1990s. This mini-documentary tells the story of the rise of an inspiring and nonviolent movement for human rights and environmental justice, and the lengths Shell was willing to go to stop it. For more information, visit: http://shellguilty.com
https://wn.com/The_Case_Against_Shell_'The_Hanging_Of_Ken_Saro_Wiwa_...
In May 2009, multinational oil giant Shell will stand trial in United States federal court to answer to charges that it conspired in human rights abuses including murder in Nigeria in the 1990s. This mini-documentary tells the story of the rise of an inspiring and nonviolent movement for human rights and environmental justice, and the lengths Shell was willing to go to stop it. For more information, visit: http://shellguilty.com
- published: 10 Jun 2009
- views: 12240
22:10
Why Ken Saro-Wiwa was Executed by Sani Abacha’s Military Regime
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- Duration: 22:10
- Uploaded Date: 04 Aug 2023
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On November 10, 1995, a tragic event shook the nation of Nigeria and sent shockwaves around the world. Author and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight men from the ...
On November 10, 1995, a tragic event shook the nation of Nigeria and sent shockwaves around the world. Author and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight men from the Ogoni community in Niger Delta were unlawfully executed by the Abacha-led military dictatorship.
Saro-Wiwa’s death, along with that of eight other activists in the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), catapulted the Ogoni plight to global awareness. The Ogoni Nine, as they became known, were victims of an alleged conspiracy between Shell Oil and the Nigerian military dictatorship headed by General Sani Abacha to silence MOSOP and Saro-Wiwa.
At the time, Ken Saro-will had become one of the most vocal critics of oil exploitation in Nigeria and the environmental costs to the Ogoni people...
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Sources:
The State of Africa: A History of the Continent Since Independence. Martin Meredith, 2011
NIGERIA, THE OGONI CRISIS, A Case-Study Of Military Repression In Southeastern Nigeria
Ken Saro-Wiwa (Ohio Short Histories of Africa), By Roy Doron and Toyin Falola,
https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/kenule-beeson-saro-wiwa
Ogoni people struggle with Shell Oil, Nigeria, 1990-1995
https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/1995/nov/11/fromthearchive
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Saro-Wiwa
https://dgoldmines.home.blog/2019/03/22/history-and-culture-of-the-ogoni-people/
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/lib-docs/HRBodies/UPR/Documents/Session4/NG/UNPO_NGA_UPR_S4_2009_UnrepresentedNationsandPeoplesOrganization.pdf
https://guardian.ng/life/10-quick-facts-on-ken-saro-wiwa/
https://www.enotes.com/topics/ken-saro-wiwa
Remembering Ken Saro-Wiwa and other essays- Adewale Maja Pearce
https://wap.org.ng/read/ken-saro-wiwa-and-abacha/
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/113171-world-exclusive-inside-the-secret-abacha-memo-approving-execution-of-ken-saro-wiwa-others.html?tztc=1
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Music:
Heartbreaking Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Meditation Impromptu 03 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Artifact - The Dark Contenent by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Arid Foothills - The Dark Contenent by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Kai Engel - Lesicia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Kai Engel - Norctune, CC BY-SA 4.0
#SaroWiwa #Nigeri #SaniAbacha
https://wn.com/Why_Ken_Saro_Wiwa_Was_Executed_By_Sani_Abacha’S_Military_Regime
On November 10, 1995, a tragic event shook the nation of Nigeria and sent shockwaves around the world. Author and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight men from the Ogoni community in Niger Delta were unlawfully executed by the Abacha-led military dictatorship.
Saro-Wiwa’s death, along with that of eight other activists in the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), catapulted the Ogoni plight to global awareness. The Ogoni Nine, as they became known, were victims of an alleged conspiracy between Shell Oil and the Nigerian military dictatorship headed by General Sani Abacha to silence MOSOP and Saro-Wiwa.
At the time, Ken Saro-will had become one of the most vocal critics of oil exploitation in Nigeria and the environmental costs to the Ogoni people...
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Sources:
The State of Africa: A History of the Continent Since Independence. Martin Meredith, 2011
NIGERIA, THE OGONI CRISIS, A Case-Study Of Military Repression In Southeastern Nigeria
Ken Saro-Wiwa (Ohio Short Histories of Africa), By Roy Doron and Toyin Falola,
https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/kenule-beeson-saro-wiwa
Ogoni people struggle with Shell Oil, Nigeria, 1990-1995
https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/1995/nov/11/fromthearchive
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Saro-Wiwa
https://dgoldmines.home.blog/2019/03/22/history-and-culture-of-the-ogoni-people/
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/lib-docs/HRBodies/UPR/Documents/Session4/NG/UNPO_NGA_UPR_S4_2009_UnrepresentedNationsandPeoplesOrganization.pdf
https://guardian.ng/life/10-quick-facts-on-ken-saro-wiwa/
https://www.enotes.com/topics/ken-saro-wiwa
Remembering Ken Saro-Wiwa and other essays- Adewale Maja Pearce
https://wap.org.ng/read/ken-saro-wiwa-and-abacha/
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/113171-world-exclusive-inside-the-secret-abacha-memo-approving-execution-of-ken-saro-wiwa-others.html?tztc=1
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Music:
Heartbreaking Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Meditation Impromptu 03 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100161
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Artifact - The Dark Contenent by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Faces Of Africa Ken Saro-Wiwa: All For My People
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Ken Saro-Wiwa was a Nigerian activist and a martyr, a brave and inspiring campaigner who led his Ogoni people's struggle against the decades-long defilement of ...
Ken Saro-Wiwa was a Nigerian activist and a martyr, a brave and inspiring campaigner who led his Ogoni people's struggle against the decades-long defilement of their land by oil companies. Unfortunately, he ended up paying for it with his life. Today, the struggle still goes on and the legacy of Ken Saro-Wiwa lives on.
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Ken Saro-Wiwa was a Nigerian activist and a martyr, a brave and inspiring campaigner who led his Ogoni people's struggle against the decades-long defilement of their land by oil companies. Unfortunately, he ended up paying for it with his life. Today, the struggle still goes on and the legacy of Ken Saro-Wiwa lives on.
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The Ken Saro-Wiwa Story | Greed, Betrayal and the Battle for Nigeria's Oil Money
Of all the casualties of the unholy post-war alliance between the Nigerian military state ...
published: 16 Jul 2021
The Ken Saro-Wiwa Story | Greed, Betrayal and the Battle for Nigeria's Oil Money
The Ken Saro-Wiwa Story | Greed, Betrayal and the Battle for Nigeria's Oil Money
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Of all the casualties of the unholy post-war alliance between the Nigerian military state and big oil, the Ogoni people were arguably amongst the worst hit. With the full blessing of the Nigerian government, the Royal Dutch Shell oil company was authorised to explore and extract oil from Ogoniland. While this was a win-win deal for Nigeria’s military generals and the oil giant, Shell’s entry into the region quickly became nothing short of a living nightmare for the Ogoni people.
Having grown sick and tired of the military government’s complicity in the devastation of his ancestral land, Ken Saro-Wiwa spearheaded the creation of a pressure group known as the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (popularly known as MOSOP). This is the story of the most prominent martyr in the fight against big oil in Nigeria.
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Ken Saro-Wiwa widow talks on execution memorial 20 years on
A memorial march is due to be held in Nigeria for a champion of the environment who confro...
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Ken Saro-Wiwa widow talks on execution memorial 20 years on
Ken Saro-Wiwa widow talks on execution memorial 20 years on
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A memorial march is due to be held in Nigeria for a champion of the environment who confronted one of the world's biggest oil companies - and was then hanged.
It is the 20th anniversary of the execution of Ken Saro Wiwa, who campaigned against oil pollution in the oil rich Niger Delta by Royal Dutch Shell.
He was sentenced to death after being found guilty of involvement in four murders - in a case condemned as a sham and after international appeals for clemency.
Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege has been to meet his widow in Ogoni - who is proud of his fight against Royal Dutch Shell and for democracy.
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Ken Saro Wiwa: 1995 Goldman Prize winner, Nigeria
Ken Saro Wiwa led a peaceful movement for the environmental and human rights of Nigeria's ...
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Ken Saro Wiwa: 1995 Goldman Prize winner, Nigeria
Ken Saro Wiwa: 1995 Goldman Prize winner, Nigeria
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Ken Saro Wiwa led a peaceful movement for the environmental and human rights of Nigeria's Ogoni people whose oil-rich land has been exploited by multinational oil companies. The Nigerian government executed Saro-Wiwa in 1995. (d. 1995)
The Goldman Environmental Prize is the world's largest prize for grassroots environmentalists. Each of the winners, chosen from the planet's six inhabited continental regions, demonstrate exceptional courage and commitment, often working at great risk to protect our environment. In the process, they inspire the rest of us to do the same.
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Ken Saro-Wiwa
1941–1995, b. Bori, Nigeria
Worked in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
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Ken Saro-Wiwa
Ken Saro-Wiwa
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1941–1995, b. Bori, Nigeria
Worked in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
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How Nigeria killed Ken Saro-Wiwa in 1995
Kenule Beeson ''Ken'' Saro-Wiwa was a member of the Ogoni people, an ethnic minority in Ni...
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How Nigeria killed Ken Saro-Wiwa in 1995
How Nigeria killed Ken Saro-Wiwa in 1995
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Kenule Beeson ''Ken'' Saro-Wiwa was a member of the Ogoni people, an ethnic minority in Nigeria whose homeland, Ogoniland, in the Niger Delta has been targeted for crude oil extraction since the 1950s and which has suffered extreme environmental damage from decades of indiscriminate petroleum waste dumping.
Initially as spokesperson, and then as president, of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Saro-Wiwa led a nonviolent campaign against environmental degradation of the land and waters of Ogoniland by the operations of the multinational petroleum industry, especially the Royal Dutch Shell company.
He was also an outspoken critic of the Nigerian government, which he viewed as reluctant to enforce environmental regulations on the foreign petroleum companies operating in the area.
However, on November 10, 1995, Saro-Wiwa was killed by hanging by the Nigerian federal military government under the dictatorship of General Sani Abacha. #HistoryVille #KenSaroWiwa
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1995 Goldman Environmental Prize Ceremony: Ken Saro Wiwa
Ken Saro Wiwa led a peaceful movement for the environmental and human rights of Nigeria's ...
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1995 Goldman Environmental Prize Ceremony: Ken Saro Wiwa
1995 Goldman Environmental Prize Ceremony: Ken Saro Wiwa
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Ken Saro Wiwa led a peaceful movement for the environmental and human rights of Nigeria's Ogoni people whose oil-rich land has been exploited by multinational oil companies. The Nigerian government executed Saro-Wiwa in 1995. (d. 1995)
The Goldman Environmental Prize is the world's largest prize for grassroots environmentalists. Each of the winners, chosen from the planet's six inhabited continental regions, demonstrate exceptional courage and commitment, often working at great risk to protect our environment. In the process, they inspire the rest of us to do the same.
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Ken Saro-Wiwa Was the Mastermind of the Killing of the Ogoni 4, Including My Father -Badey
I was an eyewitness and at the scene of the crime, my father and his friends were butchere...
published: 14 Nov 2024
Ken Saro-Wiwa Was the Mastermind of the Killing of the Ogoni 4, Including My Father -Badey
Ken Saro-Wiwa Was the Mastermind of the Killing of the Ogoni 4, Including My Father -Badey
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I was an eyewitness and at the scene of the crime, my father and his friends were butchered by the setup mob. My father told me Saro-Wiwa wanted to take his life.
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The Case Against Shell: 'The Hanging of Ken Saro-Wiwa ...
In May 2009, multinational oil giant Shell will stand trial in United States federal court...
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The Case Against Shell: 'The Hanging of Ken Saro-Wiwa ...
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In May 2009, multinational oil giant Shell will stand trial in United States federal court to answer to charges that it conspired in human rights abuses including murder in Nigeria in the 1990s. This mini-documentary tells the story of the rise of an inspiring and nonviolent movement for human rights and environmental justice, and the lengths Shell was willing to go to stop it. For more information, visit: http://shellguilty.com
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Why Ken Saro-Wiwa was Executed by Sani Abacha’s Military Regime
On November 10, 1995, a tragic event shook the nation of Nigeria and sent shockwaves aroun...
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Why Ken Saro-Wiwa was Executed by Sani Abacha’s Military Regime
Why Ken Saro-Wiwa was Executed by Sani Abacha’s Military Regime
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On November 10, 1995, a tragic event shook the nation of Nigeria and sent shockwaves around the world. Author and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight men from the Ogoni community in Niger Delta were unlawfully executed by the Abacha-led military dictatorship.
Saro-Wiwa’s death, along with that of eight other activists in the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), catapulted the Ogoni plight to global awareness. The Ogoni Nine, as they became known, were victims of an alleged conspiracy between Shell Oil and the Nigerian military dictatorship headed by General Sani Abacha to silence MOSOP and Saro-Wiwa.
At the time, Ken Saro-will had become one of the most vocal critics of oil exploitation in Nigeria and the environmental costs to the Ogoni people...
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NIGERIA, THE OGONI CRISIS, A Case-Study Of Military Repression In Southeastern Nigeria
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Faces Of Africa Ken Saro-Wiwa: All For My People
Ken Saro-Wiwa was a Nigerian activist and a martyr, a brave and inspiring campaigner who l...
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Faces Of Africa Ken Saro-Wiwa: All For My People
Faces Of Africa Ken Saro-Wiwa: All For My People
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Ken Saro-Wiwa was a Nigerian activist and a martyr, a brave and inspiring campaigner who led his Ogoni people's struggle against the decades-long defilement of their land by oil companies. Unfortunately, he ended up paying for it with his life. Today, the struggle still goes on and the legacy of Ken Saro-Wiwa lives on.
Ken Saro-Wiwa
Kenule "Ken" Beeson Saro Wiwa (10 October 1941 – 10 November 1995) was a Nigerian writer, television producer, environmental activist, and winner of the Right Livelihood Award and the Goldman Environmental Prize. Saro-Wiwa was a member of the Ogoni people, an ethnic minority in Nigeria whose homeland, Ogoniland, in the Niger Delta has been targeted for crude oil extraction since the 1950s and which has suffered extreme environmental damage from decades of indiscriminate petroleum waste dumping. Initially as spokesperson, and then as president, of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Saro-Wiwa led a nonviolent campaign against environmental degradation of the land and waters of Ogoniland by the operations of the multinational petroleum industry, especially the Royal Dutch Shell company. He was also an outspoken critic of the Nigerian government, which he viewed as reluctant to enforce environmental regulations on the foreign petroleum companies operating in the area.
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The military cracked down on the movement, culminating in the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other MOSOP leaders in 1995 after a sham trial.
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