Akio Morita vs Ken Saro-Wiwa
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941–1995) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 54 years, from 1941 to 1995.
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Akio Morita (1921–1999)
- — Born in Nagoya, Japan Verified
- — Graduated in physics from Osaka Imperial University Verified
- — Met Masaru Ibuka during wartime naval research Verified
- — Co-founded Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Verified
- — Company renamed Sony Verified
- — Moved his family to the United States Verified
- — Became chairman of Sony Verified
- — Launch of the Sony Walkman Verified
- — Sony acquired Columbia Pictures Verified
- — Died in Tokyo, Japan 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
- — Published the novel Sozaboy: A Novel in Rotten English Verified
- — Produced and wrote the television comedy Basi and Company 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