Son of man Mandela tried to save has died‚ aged 47

19 October 2016 - 16:40
By TMG Digital

The son of Niger Delta oil activist Ken Saro-Wiwa has died at a London hospital after suffering a stroke‚ at the age of 47‚ according to foreign news reports. One of seven children‚ Ken Wiwa worked as a journalist and adviser to the Nigerian government until last year. His father's 1995 execution‚ on what was widely condemned as a trumped-up charge of inciting the murder of four Ogoni chiefs attending a pro-government meeting‚ was recalled by former South African president Thabo Mbeki in Februa...

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