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Wangari Maathai

Environmentalist and Nobel laureate

Wangari Maathai was a Kenyan environmentalist, politician, and women's rights activist. She was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. Maathai was a key figure in the Green Belt Movement, which aimed to empower communities to take charge of their environment.

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