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             Wangari Maathai     

• Her full name is Wangari Muta Maathai.

• She was born on April 1, 1940.

• Her birthday is April Fool's Day!

• She is from Kenya, Africa.

• She has three children.  Their names are Waweru, Muta, Wanjira.

• She was the first woman in Africa to earn a doctorate degree.

•      She has assisted in planting over 30 million trees!

• In 2002, she became a member of parliament in Kenya.

• In 2003, she was appointed to the Assistant Minister of Environment, Natural Resources and Wildlife for the Republic of Kenya.

•           In 2004, she won the Nobel Peace Prize.       
  

• She won the Golden Ark  award in 1994.

• In 1995, she was inducted into the International Women's Hall of Fame.

• She was the director of Kenya's Red Cross from 1973 to 1980.

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