Ken Saro-Wiwa

Ken Saro-Wiwa

(1941–1995) screenwriter Nigeria

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Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941–1995) was a Nigeria screenwriter, known for Basi and Company|A Bride For Mr B.

About Ken Saro-Wiwa

Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa was a Nigerian writer, teacher, television producer, and social rights activist. He was a member of the Ogoni people, an ethnic minority in the Niger Delta whose homeland, Ogoniland, has been targeted for crude oil extraction since the 1950s and has suffered extreme environmental damage from decades of indiscriminate petroleum waste dumping.

Known for:

Basi and Company|A Bride For Mr B

Notable works:

Basi andcompany

Awards:

Bruno Kreisky Award for Services to Human Rights|Right Livelihood Award|Goldman Environmental Prize|Evelyn F. Burkey Award

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