SEE Photos Of Soyinka Through The Years

Today, Sunday 13th July 2014, Nigerian playwright, poet and Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka is 80.

Soyinka the first African to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature has been an inspiration to many with his stellar creative books, inspiring words, and speaking out about issues concerning the nation.

One of Africa's greatest contemporary writers, Soyinka has been a steady and courageous voice for human rights, democracy, and freedom in Nigeria. He is also one of the continent's most imaginative advocates of native culture and of the humane social order it embodies.

Wole Soyinka has over the years grown from being a boy to a man and now he is a legend.

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Below are some of his photos over the years:

Wole Soyinka as a young boy

Wole Soyinka in secondary school

Wole Soyinka carrying a baby

Young Wole Soyinka

Wishing him many more great years ahead!

Source: Legit.ng