Wangari Maathai

Wangari Muta Mary Jo Maathai (1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011) was a Kenyan environmentalist, political activist and the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.Gettleman, Jeffrey.  "Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Dies at 71," New York Times. September 26, 2011. 

 Honors 
 Order of the Rising Sun 1st Class, Grand Cordon, 2009Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Japan: Wangari Maathai , 2009.

Related pages
List of Kenyan scientists

 References 

Other websites

 Maathai Nobel Prize lecture
 Audio: Wangari Maathai in conversation on the BBC World Service discussion programme The Forum
 Nobel Women's Initiative

Category:1940 births
Category:2011 deaths
Category:Deaths from ovarian cancer
Category:Environmentalists
Category:Nobel Peace Prize winners
Category:Kenyan activists
Category:Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun