Happy birthday to our famous Nobel Laureate Akinwande
Oluwole "Wole" Babatunde Soyinka
Brief History:He is a Nigerian playwright and poet. He
was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first African to be
honored.
Soyinka was born into a Yoruba family in Abeokuta. source: Wikipedia
Born: July 13, 1934 (age 81), Abeokuta
Spouse: Folake Doherty-Soyinka (m. 1989)
Education: University of Ibadan
Books: Ake, Of Africa, more
Children: Makin Soyinka, Peyibomi Soyinka-Airewele, Olaokun Soyinka, Moremi Soyinka-Onijala, Iyetade Apampa
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