Ahmad Shamlou vs Steve Biko
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Compare the life timelines of Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000) and Steve Biko (1946–1977) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 31 years, from 1946 to 1977.
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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
Steve Biko (1946–1977)
- — Born in King William's Town, South Africa Verified
- — Enrolled to study medicine at the University of Natal Verified
- — Co-founded the South African Students' Organisation Verified
- — Helped launch the Black Consciousness Movement Verified
- — Banned by the apartheid government Verified
- — Arrested at a police roadblock Verified
- — Died in police custody in Pretoria Verified