Nigerian playwright and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa was hanged by government forces, along with eight other members of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP).
This controversial execution sparked international outrage and led to a global boycott of Shell Oil Company for its exploitative practices in Ogoni land.
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Saro-Wiwa had been a vocal critic of the Nigerian government and multinational oil corporations, highlighting environmental destruction and human rights abuses in the Niger Delta region.