Wangari Maathai
(1940-2001)

Kenyan Environmental & Political Activist
Winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize
1991 Winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize

birthdate: April 1
birthplace: Nyeri, Kenya, East Africa

LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION

http://nobelprize.org/peace/
laureates/2004/maathai-bio.html

http://womenshistory.about.com/od/
wangarimaathai/p/wangari_maathai.htm

www.rightlivelihood.org/recip/maathai.htm

www.gale.com/free_resources/
whm/bio/maathai_w.htm

www.greenbeltmovement.org

www.learningpartnership.org/viewProfiles.php?profileID=494

 

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