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Wangari Muta Maathai
Professor Wangari Maathai was a Kenyan social, political, and environmental activist. She founded the Green Belt Movement (GBM), encouraging women across Africa to plant trees to stop environmental degradation and deforestation. She is known for being the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Leaders
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