THE NP CHRONICLE : 13TH JULY

The NP Chronicle 

13th July

Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka (born 13 July 1934) is a Nigerian writer, playwright, and poet. He has written three novels, ten collections of short stories, seven poetry collections, twenty-five plays and five memoirs. He has also written two translated works and many articles and short stories for newspapers and periodicals. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature for his "wide cultural perspective and poetic overtones fashioning the drama of existence".

Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor. Regarded as a cinematic cultural icon, Ford's accolades include nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, an Emmy Award, five Golden Globe Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He is the recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award, Cecil B. DeMille Award, Honorary César, Honorary Palme d'Or and SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award.

Sir Patrick Stewart (born 13 July 1940) is an English actor. With a career spanning over seven decades of stage and screen, he has received various accolades, including two Olivier Awards and a Grammy Award, as well as nominations for a Tony Award, three Golden Globe Awards, four Emmy Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama in 2010.

Today is:

▪︎ Sovereignty Day in Montenegro 

▪︎ Birth anniversary of Wole Soyinka, Harrison Ford, Sir Patrick Stewart

▪︎ Death anniversary of Jean-Paul Marat, Frida Kahlo, A. K. Ramanujan, Ashapoorna Devi

MONTENEGRO

Montenegro is a country in Southeast Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Its 25 municipalities have a total population of 633,158 people in an area of 13,883 km2 (5,360 sq mi). It is bordered by Serbia to the northeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Kosovo to the east, Albania to the southeast, and Croatia to the west, and has a coastline along the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. The capital and largest city is Podgorica, while Cetinje is the Old Royal Capital and cultural centre.

Montenegro's global rankings vary significantly by category. Notable placements include its tourism reputation, where it ranked #1 across all European destinations for visitor satisfaction, and its passport, which lands in the top tier globally.

Other notable worldwide rankings for Montenegro include:

▪︎ Tourism: #1 in Europe for reputation and visitor satisfaction (European Travel Commission).

▪︎ Global Innovation Index: #64 out of 139 economies (WIPO).

▪︎ Rule of Law Index: #55 out of 143 countries (World Justice Project).

▪︎ Passport Power: Ranks highly worldwide with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to over 130 destinations.

▪︎ Military Strength: #128 out of 145 countries considered (Global Firepower).

▪︎ Travel and Tourism Development Index: #60 out of 119 countries (World Economic Forum).