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Wangari Maathai
World leaders praised on Monday Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai, who had passed away on Sunday, while being treated for an ovarian cancer. Famous Archbishop Desmond Tutu praised her as a “true visionary African woman,” and the “leading voice of the continent.”
Tutu said that professor Maathai introduced the idea of women planting trees in Kenya in order to reduce poverty and to conserve the environment.
The African bishop said that the Green Belt Movement she found helped women plant no less than 40 million trees. She was a true heroine, he said, who understood and acted on the link between poverty, rights and environmental care.
Former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan announced he was very saddened to hear about the death of this woman, who was an inspiration for countless women all across Africa.
Green Belt Movement
“She will be remembered as a committed champion of environment, development, women’s rights and democracy,” Annan said, adding that these will be the causes that she served best.
Wangari Maathai was the first woman in Africa to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. The demise of the Nobel Laureate was honored also by the Tanzanian president Jakaya Kikwete, who called her “a great woman, a magnificent visionary and the embodiment of courage.”
The Nelson Mandela Foundation also praised her in a statement that she left a lasting legacy in awareness and work in protecting the environment and the world.
The Kenyan government also expressed regret at the loss of the Kenyan activist, saying that she was a “huge loss to the country, Africa, and the whole world.” The government said that she received treatment for ovarian cancer at the Nairobi hospital.
Wangari Muta Maathai was born on April 1, 1940, and was a Kenyan environmental and political activist. She was educated in the Pittsburg University, the United States of America.
In the 1970s she founded the Green Belt Movement, an organization specialized in planting trees, conservation of environment and fight for women’s rights.
She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004, for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy, and peace.
She became member of the Parliament, and served as Assistant Minister for Environment and Natural Resources in Kenya.
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