November 10, 1995, Ken Saro-Wiwa, a Nigerian writer, environmental activist and president of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), was put to death by the Nigerian government. Hanged along with him were eight other activists. They were condemned to death after being convicted by a military tribunal of four counts of murder. The act was condemned by many world leaders, including the then president of South Africa, Mr Nelson Mandela, who said that his country’s delegation to the meeting of the Commonwealth of Nations, an association of member-countries of the old British empire, would recommend Nigeria’s suspension from the association. The Commonwealth of Nations was meeting in New Zealand at the time of the execution. The following day, a suspension from the association was announced, along with sanctions from both the Commonwealth of Nations and the European Union. Of course, they continued to buy oil from Nigeria.
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Oh my, I reminded myself earlier this week but managed to forget. Thank you for putting this up. We must not forget.
SolomonSydelle
Oh my, I reminded myself earlier this week but managed to forget. Thank you for putting this up. We must not forget.
SolomonSydelle