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You go to conferences, and your fellow African intellectuals - and even heads of state - they all say: 'Nigeria is a big disappointment. It is the shame of the African continent.'
Wole Soyinka
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Wole Soyinka
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: July 13
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