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Leo Igwe

Nigerian human rights activist
Person human Q6523857

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
July 26, 1970
Place of birth
Nigeria
Country of citizenship
Nigeria[6]
Ethnic group
Igbo people[7]
Occupation
human rights defender, humanist, activist
Employer
James Randi Educational Foundation[8]
Educated at
University of Calabar, University of Bayreuth[9][10]
Religion or worldview
Catholicism[11]
Official website
ieet.org[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Eye color
brown[19]
Family name
Igwe[16]
Given name
Leo[17]
Hair color
black hair[22]
Movement
human rights defender, humanism, skepticism[13][14][15]
Name in native language
Leo Igwe[21]
Personal pronoun
L485
🏷️ Also known as
en Leo Igwe ru Игве, Лео ru Лео Игве uk Лео Ігве
🔖 Identifiers · 8
VIAF cluster ID
2567162608715349820005
GND ID
1337489034
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Leo Igwe at TAM 7-12-2012.JPG ↗
DDB person (GND) ID
1337489034
Freebase ID
/m/0k838ql
NUKAT ID
n2021087257
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9812422923105606
TED speaker ID
leo_igwe

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🔗 Connections
Movement 3
humanism, skepticism, human rights defender
Educated at 2
University of Bayreuth, University of Calabar
Country of citizenship 1
Nigeria
Employer 1
James Randi Educational Foundation
Ethnic group 1
Igbo people
Given name 1
Leo
Hair color 1
black hair
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Occupation 1
human rights defender
Place of birth 1
Nigeria
Religion or worldview 1
Catholicism
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Leo Igwe was born on July 26, 1970[1], in Nigeria[2]. He has worked as a human rights defender[3], humanist[4], and activist[5].

FAQs

Where was Leo Igwe born?

Leo Igwe's place of birth was Nigeria[2].

What did Leo Igwe do for work?

Leo Igwe worked as a human rights defender[3], humanist[4], and activist[5].

Where did Leo Igwe go to school?

Leo Igwe was educated at University of Calabar[9] and University of Bayreuth[10].

Related Entities

Nigeria University of Calabar

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/bio/igwe/
    Instance of → human
    Hair color → black hair
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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