Wangari Maathai
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.[1]
Wangari Muta Maathai | |||||||||
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| File:Wangari Maathai.jpg Wangari Maathai holding a trophy awarded to her by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights | |||||||||
| Born | Wangari Muta 1 April 1940 | ||||||||
| Died | 25 September 2011 (aged 71) | ||||||||
| Citizenship | Kenyan | ||||||||
| Education | B.Sc: biology M.Sc: biological sciences Ph.D: veterinary anatomy | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Benedictine College University of Pittsburgh University College of Nairobi | ||||||||
| Occupation | Environmentalist, political activist, writer | ||||||||
| Known for | Green Belt Movement | ||||||||
| Awards | Nobel Peace Prize | ||||||||
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Honors
- Order of the Rising Sun 1st Class, Grand Cordon, 2009[2]
Wangari Maathai Media
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Maathai in Nairobi with Chancellor of the Exchequer (and later the prime minister) Gordon Brown touring a primary school, January 2005
- Maathai and Obama in Nairobi.jpg
Maathai and then U.S. Senator Barack Obama in Nairobi, August 2006
- MaathaiMemorialGardenPitt.jpg
Wangarĩ Maathai memorial trees and garden at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh
Related pages
References
- ↑ Gettleman, Jeffrey. "Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Dies at 71," New York Times. September 26, 2011.
- ↑ Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Japan: Wangari Maathai Archived 2010-11-18 at the Wayback Machine, 2009.