Nnimmo Bassey

Nigerian activist, architect, environmental activist, author and poet, who chaired Friends of the Earth International from 2008 through 2012
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Nnimmo Bassey

Summary

Nnimmo Bassey is a human[1]. He was born in Akwa Ibom State[2]. He was born on +1958-06-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a politician[4], writer[5], architect[6], poet[7], and climate activist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Nnimmo Bassey was born in Akwa Ibom State[2].
  • Nnimmo Bassey was born on +1958-06-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Nnimmo Bassey held citizenship in Nigeria[10].
  • Nnimmo Bassey worked as a politician[4].
  • Nnimmo Bassey's professions included writer[5].
  • Nnimmo Bassey worked as an architect[6].
  • Nnimmo Bassey's professions included poet[7].
  • Nnimmo Bassey's professions included climate activist[8].
  • Nnimmo Bassey's professions included environmentalist[11].
  • Nnimmo Bassey's field of work was environmentalist[12].
  • Nnimmo Bassey was educated at New York University[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Nnimmo Bassey is We Thought it was Oil-- But it was Blood[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Nnimmo Bassey is I Will Not Dance to Your Beat[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Nnimmo Bassey is To Cook a Continent: Destructive Extraction and the Climate Crisis in Africa[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Nnimmo Bassey is Oil Politics: Echoes of Ecological Wars[17].
  • Nnimmo Bassey received the Right Livelihood Award[18].
  • Nnimmo Bassey received the Rafto Prize[19].
  • Nnimmo Bassey's religion is recorded as Christian[20].
  • Nnimmo Bassey's image is recorded as Right Livelihood Award 2010-award ceremony-DSC 7321.jpg[21].
  • Nnimmo Bassey is recorded as male[22].
  • Nnimmo Bassey's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Nnimmo Bassey's ISNI is recorded as 0000000051394346[24].
  • Nnimmo Bassey's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 39222130[25].
  • Nnimmo Bassey's GND ID is recorded as 1156347173[26].
  • Nnimmo Bassey's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr89009394[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Nnimmo Bassey was born in Akwa Ibom State[2]. He was born on +1958-06-11T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Nnimmo Bassey was educated at New York University[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[4], writer[5], architect[6], poet[7], climate activist[8], and environmentalist[11]. Nnimmo Bassey's field of work was environmentalist[12].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include We Thought it was Oil-- But it was Blood[14], a book[28], written by Nnimmo Bassey[29]; I Will Not Dance to Your Beat[15]; To Cook a Continent: Destructive Extraction and the Climate Crisis in Africa[16], a written work[30], written by him[31]; and Oil Politics: Echoes of Ecological Wars[17], a written work[32], written by him[33].

Recognition

Awards received include Right Livelihood Award[18], a politics award[34], in Sweden[35], founded in 1980[36] and Rafto Prize[19], an award[37], in Norway[38], founded in 1987[39].

Personal Life

Nnimmo Bassey's religion is recorded as Christian[20].

Why It Matters

Nnimmo Bassey ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40]

FAQs

Where was Nnimmo Bassey born?

Nnimmo Bassey was born in Akwa Ibom State[2].

What did Nnimmo Bassey do for work?

Nnimmo Bassey worked as politician[4], writer[5], architect[6], poet[7], and climate activist[8].

Where did Nnimmo Bassey go to school?

Nnimmo Bassey was educated at New York University[13].

What awards did Nnimmo Bassey receive?

Honors received include Right Livelihood Award[18] and Rafto Prize[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [26] . wikidata.org.
  20. [27] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [14] . wikidata.org.
  23. [15] . wikidata.org.
  24. [16] . wikidata.org.
  25. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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