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Wangarĩ Maathai (/ w æ n ˈ ɡ ɑː r i m ɑː ˈ ð aɪ /; 1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011) was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, [2] [3] an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights.
Wangari is a name of Kikuyu origin that may refer to: Wangari Maathai (1940–2011), Kenyan environmental and political activist Catherine Wangari Wainaina (born 1985), Kenyan beauty pageant contestant
Since Wangari Maathai started the movement in 1977, more than 51 million trees have been planted, ... A large number of trees died and did not survive, or the ...
Mathai serves on the World Future Council and on the board of the Green Belt Movement (GBM), [14] which was founded by Wanjira's mother Wangari in 1977. Originally, Mathai served as Director of International of Affairs of the GBM from 2002, and later was made Executive Director of the organization.
At the 1997 Kenyan General Elections LPK fielded a presidential candidate, Wangari Maathai, who later became a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Maathai was only a minor candidate. She did not win a parliamentary seat. In 2002, the next general elections were held and the Maathai-led party was part of the victorious NARC coalition.
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Martha Wangari Karua (/ w æ n ˈ ɡ ɑː r i k ə ˈ r aʊ /; born 22 September 1957) is a Kenyan politician. She is a former long-standing member of parliament for Gichugu Constituency and an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. She was Minister for Justice until resigning from that position in April 2009.
In the wake of Chadwick Boseman's death from colon cancer in 2020, director Ryan Coogler had to decide who would carry the mantle of the beloved Marvel Cinematic Universe hero forward into Phase 5 ...