Ahmad Shamlou vs Ken Saro-Wiwa
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Compare the life timelines of Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000) and Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941–1995) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 54 years, from 1941 to 1995.
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Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000)
- — Born in Tehran, Iran Verified
- — Imprisoned for political activity during the Allied occupation of Iran Verified
- — Published his first poetry collection, Forgotten Songs Verified
- — Imprisoned after the 1953 coup Verified
- — Published Fresh Air (Hava-ye tazeh) Verified
- — Married Aida Sarkisian Verified
- — Left Iran for the United States Verified
- — Returned to Iran after the revolution Verified
- — Received the Stig Dagerman Prize Verified
- — Died in Karaj, Iran Verified
Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941–1995)
- — Born in Bori, Rivers State, Nigeria Verified
- — Studied English at the University of Ibadan
- — Served as Civilian Administrator of Bonny during the Nigerian Civil War Verified
- — Produced and wrote the television comedy Basi and Company Verified
- — Published the novel Sozaboy: A Novel in Rotten English Verified
- — Co-founded the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) Verified
- — Awarded the Right Livelihood Award Verified
- — Arrested in connection with the killing of four Ogoni chiefs Verified
- — Awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize Verified
- — Executed by hanging in Port Harcourt Verified