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Taban lo Liyong
African writer poet academic literary critism · Uganda · On the map · Writers · Born 1938 · age 88
Taban Lo Liyong is a poet, academic and writer of fiction and literary criticism from South Sudan. He was born in Kajo Kaji, Acholiland, in the Equatoria region of southern Sudan but taken to Uganda at an early age.
Taban lo Liyong is read about 8 times a day, in 11 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 1 November 2026
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His political views, as well as his outspoken disapproval of the post-colonial system of education in East Africa, have inspired both further criticism as well as controversy since the late 1960s.
Country
Uganda
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1938 · age 88
