Britain rebuffed Nelson Mandela’s appeal for oil sanctions against Nigeria after it executed environmentalists

Origin date: 31 December 2019
Updated: 17 Jan 2020

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The British government rejected Nelson Mandela’s personal appeal to impose oil sanctions on Nigeria after its military regime executed nine environmental activists in 1995 as it wanted to protect oil company Shell’s commercial interests, newly declassified files reveal.

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01Miller, P. and Curtis, M. (2019). Britain rebuffed Nelson Mandela’s appeal for oil sanctions against Nigeria after it executed environmentalists from Daily Maverick, 31 December 2019, online. Available at https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-12-31-revealed-britain-rebuffed-nelson-mandelas-appeal-for-oil-sanctions-against-nigeria-after-it-executed-environmentalists/ . Accessed on 6 January 2020

Last updated · 17 Jan 2020

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South African History Online. (2020, January 6). Britain rebuffed Nelson Mandela’s appeal for oil sanctions against Nigeria after it executed environmentalists. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0149846

South African History Online (2020) 'Britain rebuffed Nelson Mandela’s appeal for oil sanctions against Nigeria after it executed environmentalists', South African History Online, 6 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0149846 (Accessed: 21 July 2026).

South African History Online, Britain rebuffed Nelson Mandela’s appeal for oil sanctions against Nigeria after it executed environmentalists [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0149846, (accessed 21 July 2026).

"Britain rebuffed Nelson Mandela’s appeal for oil sanctions against Nigeria after it executed environmentalists." South African History Online, 6 Jan. 2020, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0149846. Accessed 21 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Britain rebuffed Nelson Mandela’s appeal for oil sanctions against Nigeria after it executed environmentalists." South African History Online. January 6, 2020. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0149846.