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Wangari Muta Maathai

Kenyan environmentalist and politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 (1940–2011)

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Wangarĩ Maathai was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on planting trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights. In 2004, she became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Occupation: teacher, politician, philanthropist, biologist
Position held: Minister of Environment of Kenya, Member of the National Assembly
Citizenship: Kenya Colony, Kenya
Born: April 1, 1940
Died: September 25, 2011