Jim Wiwa

Jim Wiwa

Jim Beeson Wiwa (1904 – April 1, 2005) 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.

External links

* [http://www.newsbackup.com/about676278.html Death notice at Democracy Now]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2949809.stm 2003 feature on BBC.co.uk]


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