Wangari Maathai
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 Wangari Maathai holding a trophy awarded to her by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights
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| Born | Wangari Muta 1 April 1940 Ihithe village, Tetu division, Nyeri District, Kenya (then known as Nyeri, Kenya Colony) |
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| Died | 25 September 2011 (aged 71) Nairobi, Kenya |
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| Ethnicity | Kikuyu | ||||||||
| Citizenship | Kenyan | ||||||||
| Education | B.Sc: biology M.Sc: biological sciences Ph.D: veterinary anatomy |
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| Alma mater | Benedictine College University of Pittsburgh University College of Nairobi |
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| Occupation | Environmentalist, political activist, writer | ||||||||
| Known for | Green Belt Movement | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic[1] | ||||||||
| Awards | Nobel Peace Prize | ||||||||
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Wangari Muta Mary Jo Maathai (1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011) was a Kenyan environmentalist, political activist and the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.[2]
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- ↑ Wangari Maathai – God is on this Mountain, Philip Carr-Gomm blogsite, 19 October 2011
- ↑ Gettleman, Jeffrey. "Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Dies at 71," New York Times. September 26, 2011.
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