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]
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 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
Maathai in Nairobi with Chancellor of the Exchequer (and later the prime minister) Gordon Brown touring a primary school, January 2005
Maathai and then U.S. Senator Barack Obama in Nairobi, August 2006
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.