Pius Njawé
Died aged 53PiscesCameroon
Biography
Pius Njawé (4 March 1957 – 12 July 2010) was a Cameroonian journalist and director of Le Messager as well as Le Messager Populi. Arrested over 100 times for his reporting, Njawé won several awards for his work, including the 1991 CPJ International Press Freedom Award and the 1993 Golden Pen of Freedom. In 2000, he was named one of International Press Institute's fifty World Press Freedom Heroes of the previous fifty years. In Njawé's obituary, the New York Times described him as "a symbol of opposition to the autocratic regime of Paul Biya".
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Awards & honours (4)
- World Association of Newspapers' Golden Pen of Freedom Award
- CPJ International Press Freedom Awards
- International Press Institute World Press Freedom Heroes
- Percy Qoboza Award
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- Pius Njawé died on July 12, 2010 at the age of 53.
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- Pius Njawé was born on March 4, 1957.
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- Pius Njawé was born in Babouantou.
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- Pius Njawé's zodiac sign is Pisces.
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- Pius Njawé is a citizen of Cameroon.
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