Wole Soyinka, the internationally renowned Nigerian playwright and activist, speaks to a reporter shortly after his release from over two years of military detention without trial. His arrest in 1967 was ordered by the regime of Major-General Yakubu Gowon, after Soyinka independently attempted to mediate a ceasefire in the early stages of the Nigerian Civil War. This included an unauthorized visit to the Eastern Region, which was on the verge of seceding as Biafra. Soyinka was one of 151 civilia
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Wole Soyinka, the internationally renowned Nigerian playwright and activist, speaks to a reporter shortly after his release from over two years of military detention without trial. His arrest in 1967 was ordered by the regime of Major-General Yakubu Gowon, after Soyinka independently attempted to mediate a ceasefire in the early stages of the Nigerian Civil War. This included an unauthorized visit to the Eastern Region, which was on the verge of seceding as Biafra. Soyinka was one of 151 civilia
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@peoplekratos on Instagram: "Professor Wole Soyinka granting an interview after his release from prison in October 1969, after 22 months. He was arrested after meeting Ojukwu to broker peace and was accused of conspiring with the Biafran rebẽls. Today, the ungrateful sons and daughters of Ibos he was saving from early graves tried drag his name into the mud. Because he wouldn’t support an empty and tribal!stic presidential candidate, Peter Ob! I hope this new generation of youth are learning"
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Prof. Wole Soyinka attended The Door of Return ceremony in Badagry, where descendants of Africans in the Diaspora reunited with their ancestral home. The event, led by Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, honored memory, heritage, and the unbroken bond between Africa and her children abroad. Credit: @Lagos Junction/ X | Think Yoruba First
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