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Which human rights activist and environmentalist was executed by the military government in Nigeria?

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Brian Currin
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Nosipho Ntwanambi
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Ken Saro-Wiwa
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Kumi Naidoo
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The correct option is C Ken Saro-Wiwa
Ken Saro-Wiwa was the human rights activist and environmentalist, who was executed by the military government in Nigeria. Ken Saro-Wiwa was executed by a former military regime in Nigeria for fighting for the rights of the Ogoni. 20 years after his judicial murder, people in the region are still not benefitting from oil revenues.

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