Wangari Maathai
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English: Wangari Maathai (1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011) was a Kenyan environmental and political activist. She became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for "her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace."
Deutsch: Wangari Maathai (* 1. April 1940; † 25. September 2011 in Nairobi) ist eine kenianische Professorin und Wissenschaftlerin, für ihre "Beiträge zur nachhaltige Entwicklung, Demokratie und Frieden“ erhielt sie 2004 den Friedensnobelpreis.
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Gordon Brown is accompanied by Wangari Maathai during a visit to Nairobi, January 2005
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Maathai receives a trophy awarded to her by the Kenya national human rights commission, March 2006
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Wangari Maathai in Brazil, July 2006
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Maathai with senator Barack Obama in Nairobi, August 2006
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Maathai in Nairobi, August 2006 (cropped)
