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Wole Soyinka

Politician · Close Associate

Wole Soyinka is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka · Shoyinka · Vole Şoyinka · Vole Šojinka · Wole Soyinka · 20 more...				[sources]
Other name	Akinwande Oluwole · Akinwande Oluwole "Wole" Soyinka · Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka · Акинванде Олуволе Соинка · Воле Соинка · 16 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Soyinka · W.Soyinka · Соинка · Шойинка · ウォーレ・ソインカ · 5 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1934-07-13				[sources]
Place of birth	Ogun State				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Nigeria				[sources]
First name	Wole				[sources]
Website	www.wolesoyinkafoundation.org				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q41488				[sources]
Position	UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador				[sources]
Education	Abeokuta Grammar School · University of Ibadan · University of Leeds · University of London				[sources]
Ethnicity	Yoruba people				[sources]
Last change	2025-11-01	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Nigerian writer (born 1934)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-11-01

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Olaokun Soyinka Politician	child · father	-	-
Omofolabo Ajayi-Soyinka Close Associate	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador	-	-

Data sources

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