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Nobel winner forms Nigeria party
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Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka launched a political party Sept. 25 in Nigeria, using the power of rhetoric to challenge apathetic voters in the oil-rich nation to overcome a government he called cynical and brutal. Members of the Democratic Front for a People's Federation elected Soyinka as its leader during the party's inaugural meeting. The 76-year-old essayist, easily recognizable by a shock of white hair, later told reporters he will not run as a candidate in the nation's 2011 presidential election. Instead, Soyinka promised the party would use the power of persuasion and words to affect the outcome of the election. (AP)
ノーベル賞詩人が新党結成
1986年に、アフリカ人として初めてノーベル文学賞を受賞したナイジェリア人の詩人・劇作家ウォーレ・ショインカ氏が9月25日、新政党を発足させ、党首に選出された。
Shukan ST: October 8, 2010
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