Most of the people in that list are know for their civil rights movement.. Wole soyinka is know for his book and literature that have absolutely on impact on the live of ordinary citizens.. You see why I say he is overrated.
I would love an argument from you to tell me why he isn't.
oh Lawd!!..Wole was more of an activist in the 60s and 70s....he was in prison in the 60s for protesting against the Civil war, he spoke somuch against the government in the 60s and 70s
Most of the people in that list are know for their civil rights movement.. Wole soyinka is know for his book and literature that have absolutely on impact on the live of ordinary citizens.. You see why I say he is overrated.
I would love an argument from you to tell me why he isn't.
Most of the people in that list are know for their civil rights movement.. Wole soyinka is know for his book and literature that have absolutely on impact on the live of ordinary citizens.. You see why I say he is overrated.
I would love an argument from you to tell me why he isn't.
Wole Soyinka went to prison for Biafra and this fool here said he did nothing.
A number of notable individuals from Africa have been awarded the honor of the Nobel Prize.
5 Nobel Laureates From Africa Statues in Cape Town commemorate famous South Africans, some of whom have received the Nobel Prize. Photo credit: Circumnavigation
The Nobel Prize is awarded each year to celebrate achievements in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology/Medicine, Literature, and Peace. Of these, several are from the African continent. South Africa's Max Theiler was the first African to win a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1951. In 1960, Albert Luthuli of South Africa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the first black African to win a Nobel Prize. In 1991, Nadine Gordimer of South Africa became the first white African woman to win a Nobel Prize when she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. In 2004, Wangari Maathai of Kenya was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize becoming the first black African woman to win a Nobel Prize. 5. Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela became the first black South African president in 1994 until 1999 when he retired. He was born on July 18, 1918, in Umtata, South Africa. He pursued law at the University of the Witwatersrand. However, he faced much discrimination in the predominantly white school. With Frederik Willem de Klerk, Mandela was the co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 1993 for staging a peaceful demonstration against the apartheid regime and offering a platform for a democratic South Africa. Mandela remained a philanthropist throughout his life and in 2008, in his 90th birthday celebration, he asked the rich to extend a hand to the poor people around the world. Mandela died on December 5, 2013, at his home with his family surrounding him. A state funeral was held on December 15 and was attended by more than ninety heads of states and government from all over the world.
4. Kofi Annan Kofi Atta Annan served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations in 1997 until 2006. He was born on April 8, 1938, in Kofandros, Ghana. He was schooled at the Methodist School before proceeding to the Kumasi College of Science and Technology to study a course in economics. He later studied at Macalester College in Minnesota, United States. UN and Annan jointly received the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize for his dedication to human rights.
3. Albert Luthuli Albert Luthuli was a South African politician who served as the President of the African National Congress (ANC) after his election in 1952. The ANC fought against discrimination from the white minority government in the country. Albert Luthuli was born in 1898 and died on July 21, 1967, in an accident. After completing his teaching course, he taught at a primary in Blaausboch, Natal as the principal and the only teacher. Luthuli was elected to the committee of ANC a year after joining the body. The following year he organized non-violent campaigns together with other ANC members to hurl defiance at the discriminatory laws introduced by the minority government. In 1960, Luthuli received the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to nonviolent campaigns against the apartheid.
2 Wangari Maathai Wangari Maathai was a Kenyan environmentalist born on April 1, 1940. She attended the University of Pittsburgh in the USA as well as the University of Nairobi in Kenya. Wangari founded the Green Belt Movement in 1997, a non-profit organization engaged in women rights advocacy, tree planting and the protection of the environment. After receiving the Right Livelihood Award in 1984, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 and became the first woman from Africa to receive such award for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy, and peace. She passed away in the year 2011 from cancer.
1. Wole Soyinka
Wole Soyinka is a Nigerian poet and playwright born on July 13, 1934. He studied both in Nigeria and the United Kingdom, after which he got a job with the Royal Court Theatre in London. Here, he wrote plays. He taught at different universities including Harvard, Yale, and Oxford. Soyinka received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 in the field of literature. Among his works are Mandela’s Earth poem, essays such as Dialogue and Outrage, and A Voyage Around Essay.
You forgot Prof Anthony Adegbulugbe.....who won the Nobel prize with the deputy president of USA...Al Gore.
Most of the people in that list are know for their civil rights movement.. Wole soyinka is know for his book and literature that have absolutely on impact on the live of ordinary citizens.. You see why I say he is overrated.
I would love an argument from you to tell me why he isn't.
You have failed the argument even from the outset. Wole is one of the best in the world.An all rounder...poet,novelist,playwright etc. He is the only black African with a masterpiece. Only the best in the world have masterpieces..
A number of notable individuals from Africa have been awarded the honor of the Nobel Prize.
5 Nobel Laureates From Africa Statues in Cape Town commemorate famous South Africans, some of whom have received the Nobel Prize. Photo credit: Circumnavigation
The Nobel Prize is awarded each year to celebrate achievements in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology/Medicine, Literature, and Peace. Of these, several are from the African continent. South Africa's Max Theiler was the first African to win a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1951. In 1960, Albert Luthuli of South Africa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the first black African to win a Nobel Prize. In 1991, Nadine Gordimer of South Africa became the first white African woman to win a Nobel Prize when she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. In 2004, Wangari Maathai of Kenya was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize becoming the first black African woman to win a Nobel Prize. 5. Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela became the first black South African president in 1994 until 1999 when he retired. He was born on July 18, 1918, in Umtata, South Africa. He pursued law at the University of the Witwatersrand. However, he faced much discrimination in the predominantly white school. With Frederik Willem de Klerk, Mandela was the co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 1993 for staging a peaceful demonstration against the apartheid regime and offering a platform for a democratic South Africa. Mandela remained a philanthropist throughout his life and in 2008, in his 90th birthday celebration, he asked the rich to extend a hand to the poor people around the world. Mandela died on December 5, 2013, at his home with his family surrounding him. A state funeral was held on December 15 and was attended by more than ninety heads of states and government from all over the world.
4. Kofi Annan Kofi Atta Annan served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations in 1997 until 2006. He was born on April 8, 1938, in Kofandros, Ghana. He was schooled at the Methodist School before proceeding to the Kumasi College of Science and Technology to study a course in economics. He later studied at Macalester College in Minnesota, United States. UN and Annan jointly received the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize for his dedication to human rights.
3. Albert Luthuli Albert Luthuli was a South African politician who served as the President of the African National Congress (ANC) after his election in 1952. The ANC fought against discrimination from the white minority government in the country. Albert Luthuli was born in 1898 and died on July 21, 1967, in an accident. After completing his teaching course, he taught at a primary in Blaausboch, Natal as the principal and the only teacher. Luthuli was elected to the committee of ANC a year after joining the body. The following year he organized non-violent campaigns together with other ANC members to hurl defiance at the discriminatory laws introduced by the minority government. In 1960, Luthuli received the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to nonviolent campaigns against the apartheid.
2 Wangari Maathai Wangari Maathai was a Kenyan environmentalist born on April 1, 1940. She attended the University of Pittsburgh in the USA as well as the University of Nairobi in Kenya. Wangari founded the Green Belt Movement in 1997, a non-profit organization engaged in women rights advocacy, tree planting and the protection of the environment. After receiving the Right Livelihood Award in 1984, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 and became the first woman from Africa to receive such award for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy, and peace. She passed away in the year 2011 from cancer.
1. Wole Soyinka
Wole Soyinka is a Nigerian poet and playwright born on July 13, 1934. He studied both in Nigeria and the United Kingdom, after which he got a job with the Royal Court Theatre in London. Here, he wrote plays. He taught at different universities including Harvard, Yale, and Oxford. Soyinka received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 in the field of literature. Among his works are Mandela’s Earth poem, essays such as Dialogue and Outrage, and A Voyage Around Essay.
I once memorized all the Nobel prize winners and I cannot find Bishop Desmond Tutu on your list. I think he won it in 1984.
Honestly, you sound really frustrated. Maybe you should relax and be more objective.First of all there is no such award titled "Nobel Peace Prize in Literature". That's bad journalism on the OP' s part. If you knew onions you would have realized that problem. Having said that, it seems the OP intended to discuss African leaders that were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, if that's the case, then Prof Soyinka should not be on that list. So the premise of your argument is wrong, Prof Soyinka never won the Nobel Peace Prize. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature, which doesn't necessarily have to impact everybody's life directly. So instead of impactlessly holding a placard titled "Soyinka is overrated" get to work and be impactful. Peace.
Most of the people in that list are know for their civil rights movement.. Wole soyinka is know for his book and literature that have absolutely on impact on the live of ordinary citizens.. You see why I say he is overrated.
I would love an argument from you to tell me why he isn't.
Wow Soyinka is the only african to win it based on academic exploits...and those ones shouting he did not deserve it , dey tell you say na headies award be dis
Most of the people in that list are know for their civil rights movement.. Wole soyinka is know for his book and literature that have absolutely on impact on the live of ordinary citizens.. You see why I say he is overrated.
I would love an argument from you to tell me why he isn't.
Good books have impact on ordinary citizens.
Don't be ignorant.
Children books, for instance, expand our children's knowledge. Have you ever taken a course on child psychology? Then you would know how important books are in speech therapy.
Also, there is a projective test known as Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) that uses stories to measure personality.
Many scientific ideas came from books.
Submarine idea came from undersea travel in the novel Twenty Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne.
Taser from a novel by Victor Appleton.
Helicopter from a novel by Jules Verne
Credit card from a novel by Edward Bellamy.
Other scientific ideas got from books are earbuds, defibrillators, and many other things.
The Big Brother franchise was inspired by a novel 1984 by George Orwell.
Aside all these, books also provide entertainment. Books have shaped the world. Why do you think dictators always fear writers. If writers are overrated, why do dictators fear them?
Why were dictators like Stalin scared of writers? Because they knew that writers could overthrow their governments by simply using the pen. They knew people could rebel by reading books and learning one or two things that could give them the courage to overthrow their oppressors.
jesmond3945: for an award that started in 1927, only 5 africans have been celeberated. The earlier we know that Europeans dont give a Bleep about us the better.
...Baba...check your facts first before ranting...we have had over 20 Nobel laureates from Africa...they dont give a bleep about us ...do you about yourselves?...you have a white mans technology(internet) at your disposal and still refused to use it for your own good...and you claim they dont care about us...typical us...wailing and not willing to do anything to effect any change...
jesmond3945: for an award that started in 1927, only 5 africans have been celeberated. The earlier we know that Europeans dont give a Bleep about us the better.
...and for the records...it began about 118 years ago...precisely 1901..read more...happy sunday and have a splendid no bra day.
Most of the people in that list are know for their civil rights movement.. Wole soyinka is know for his book and literature that have absolutely on impact on the live of ordinary citizens.. You see why I say he is overrated.
I would love an argument from you to tell me why he isn't.
if only you flat headed boy knew Soyinka was imprisoned for your cause.
richnsexy25: ...Baba...check your facts first before ranting...we have had over 20 Nobel laureates from Africa...they dont give a bleep about us ...do you about yourselves?...you have a white mans technology(internet) at your disposal and still refused to use it for your own good...and you claim they dont care about us...typical us...wailing and not willing to do anything to effect any change...
where is the link we have 20? mind you they dont give us nobel in sciences only peace.
When will Nigeria get it right, stand up and be counted in the grand scheme of things??
For a continent as large as Africa, 5 Nobel Laureates is just too poor. Why as no African been awarded in the sciences? Only Wole Soyinka got his by academic achievement.
We definitely do not lack the human capital and intellectual capacity so what is the problem??
When will Nigeria get it right, stand up and be counted in the grand scheme of things??
For a continent as large as Africa, 5 Nobel Laureates is just too poor. Why as no African been awarded in the sciences? Only Wole Soyinka got his by academic achievement.
We definitely do not lack the human capital and intellectual capacity so what is the problem??
Africa has more than five Nobel Prize winners. OP only listed 5 of them.
A number of notable individuals from Africa have been awarded the honor of the Nobel Prize.
5 Nobel Laureates From Africa Statues in Cape Town commemorate famous South Africans, some of whom have received the Nobel Prize. Photo credit: Circumnavigation
The Nobel Prize is awarded each year to celebrate achievements in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology/Medicine, Literature, and Peace. Of these, several are from the African continent. South Africa's Max Theiler was the first African to win a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1951. In 1960, Albert Luthuli of South Africa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the first black African to win a Nobel Prize. In 1991, Nadine Gordimer of South Africa became the first white African woman to win a Nobel Prize when she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. In 2004, Wangari Maathai of Kenya was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize becoming the first black African woman to win a Nobel Prize. 5. Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela became the first black South African president in 1994 until 1999 when he retired. He was born on July 18, 1918, in Umtata, South Africa. He pursued law at the University of the Witwatersrand. However, he faced much discrimination in the predominantly white school. With Frederik Willem de Klerk, Mandela was the co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 1993 for staging a peaceful demonstration against the apartheid regime and offering a platform for a democratic South Africa. Mandela remained a philanthropist throughout his life and in 2008, in his 90th birthday celebration, he asked the rich to extend a hand to the poor people around the world. Mandela died on December 5, 2013, at his home with his family surrounding him. A state funeral was held on December 15 and was attended by more than ninety heads of states and government from all over the world.
4. Kofi Annan Kofi Atta Annan served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations in 1997 until 2006. He was born on April 8, 1938, in Kofandros, Ghana. He was schooled at the Methodist School before proceeding to the Kumasi College of Science and Technology to study a course in economics. He later studied at Macalester College in Minnesota, United States. UN and Annan jointly received the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize for his dedication to human rights.
3. Albert Luthuli Albert Luthuli was a South African politician who served as the President of the African National Congress (ANC) after his election in 1952. The ANC fought against discrimination from the white minority government in the country. Albert Luthuli was born in 1898 and died on July 21, 1967, in an accident. After completing his teaching course, he taught at a primary in Blaausboch, Natal as the principal and the only teacher. Luthuli was elected to the committee of ANC a year after joining the body. The following year he organized non-violent campaigns together with other ANC members to hurl defiance at the discriminatory laws introduced by the minority government. In 1960, Luthuli received the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to nonviolent campaigns against the apartheid.
2 Wangari Maathai Wangari Maathai was a Kenyan environmentalist born on April 1, 1940. She attended the University of Pittsburgh in the USA as well as the University of Nairobi in Kenya. Wangari founded the Green Belt Movement in 1997, a non-profit organization engaged in women rights advocacy, tree planting and the protection of the environment. After receiving the Right Livelihood Award in 1984, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 and became the first woman from Africa to receive such award for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy, and peace. She passed away in the year 2011 from cancer.
1. Wole Soyinka
Wole Soyinka is a Nigerian poet and playwright born on July 13, 1934. He studied both in Nigeria and the United Kingdom, after which he got a job with the Royal Court Theatre in London. Here, he wrote plays. He taught at different universities including Harvard, Yale, and Oxford. Soyinka received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 in the field of literature. Among his works are Mandela’s Earth poem, essays such as Dialogue and Outrage, and A Voyage Around Essay.
I thought Bishop Desmond Tutu is also a noble prize winner
