List of Famous people with last name Equiano

Olaudah Equiano

First Name Olaudah

Died on March 31, 1797

Born in Tanzania, Singida Region

Olaudah Equiano (/əˈlaʊda/), known for most of his life as Gustavus Vassa, was a writer and abolitionist from, according to his memoir, the Eboe region of the Kingdom of Benin. Enslaved as a child in Africa, he was taken to the Caribbean and sold as a slave to a Royal Navy officer. He was sold twice more but purchased his freedom in 1766.

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