Environmentalist and political activist Wangari Maathi passed away on 25th September, 2011, at the Nairobi Hospital, after a prolonged struggle with cancer. She was the first African woman, and the first environmentalist, to win the Nobel Peace prize.
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Wangari Maathai was the founder of the Green Belt Movement, an environmentalist, a civil society and women’s rights activist, and a former parliamentarian.
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Personally she had a big impact on me and how I see myself as an eco-activist. RIP, you will be missed.
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