Jim Wiwa

Male, Deceased Person

1904 – 2005

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Who was Jim Wiwa?

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.

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Born
1904
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Died
Apr 1, 2005

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on July 23, 2013

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