Jim Wiwa
Encyclopedia
Jim Beeson Wiwa was a chief of the Ogoni people of southern Nigeria
, and the chairman of the Council of Chiefs of Bane. He was born in Bane
. He was the father of executed playwright and environmentalist Ken Saro-Wiwa
and of doctor and human-rights activist Owens Wiwa
, and the grandfather of journalist Ken Wiwa
.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, and the chairman of the Council of Chiefs of Bane. He was born in Bane
Bane, Nigeria
Bane is a village in Ogoni territory, in Rivers State, Nigeria. Located within the Ken-Khana kingdom, Bane was the birthplace of chief Jim Wiwa....
. He was the father of executed playwright and environmentalist Ken Saro-Wiwa
Ken Saro-Wiwa
Kenule "Ken" Beeson Saro Wiwa was a Nigerian author, television producer, environmental activist, and winner of the Right Livelihood Award and the Goldman Environmental Prize...
and of doctor and human-rights activist Owens Wiwa
Owens Wiwa
Monday Owens Wiwa is a medical doctor and human rights activist. He is the brother of executed Ogoni leader Ken Saro-Wiwa, and the son of Ogoni chief Jim Wiwa. Wiwa is an internationally renowned expert on the effects of globalization, especially as it relates to the highly controversial business...
, and the grandfather of journalist Ken Wiwa
Ken Wiwa
Ken Wiwa , also known as Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr., is a Nigerian journalist and author. His book In the Shadow of a Saint is a memoir of his father, executed activist and political prisoner Ken Saro-Wiwa....
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