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.
- 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
