Olaudah Equiano

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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General Info

Male

Birth Place

Tanzania, Singida Region

Date of Death

March 31st, 1797

Died Aged

-172

Star Sign

Libra

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