Writer & activist
Ken Saro-Wiwa
Campaigned against oil pollution of Ogoniland and was hanged by Nigeria's military government in 1995 after a trial widely condemned as a sham.
Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa was a Nigerian writer, teacher, television producer, and social rights activist. He was a member of the Ogoni people, an ethnic minority in the Niger Delta whose homeland, Ogoniland, has been targeted for crude oil extraction since the 1950s and has suffered extreme environmental damage from decades of indiscriminate petroleum waste dumping.
- Born
- 1941-10-10, Bori, NigeriaA Friday
- Died
- 1995-11-10, Port Harcourt, NigeriaA Friday, aged 54
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1941-10-10, Bori, Nigeria · time unknown, noon chart
Africa/Lagosthe zone used then
Africa/LagosThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 16°44′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 12°39′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 10°45′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 29°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 16°50′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 21°26′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Taurus | 27°46′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 29°51′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 28°09′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 5°37′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1995-11-10, Port Harcourt, Nigeria · time unknown, noon chart
Africa/Lagosthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 17°34′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 22°35′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 9°57′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 8°44′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 14°57′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 17°57′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 18°06′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 27°02′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 23°08′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 29°59′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ken Saro-Wiwa was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.