Wangari Maathai (Nobel) Rare Hand Signed 1st Edition HC THE CHALLENGE FOR AFRICA

Description: Wangarĩ Muta Maathai 1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011) was a Kenyan social, enviromental and political activist and the first African woman to win the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize As a beneficiary of the Kennedy Airlift she studied in the United States earning a Bachelor's Degree from Mount St. Scholastica and a Master's Degree from the University of Pittsburgh. She went on to become the first woman in East and Central Africa to become a Doctor of Philosophy, receiving her Ph.D. from the University of Nairobi in Kenya. In 1977, Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation and women rights. In 1984, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "converting the Kenyan ecological debate into mass action for reforestation". Maathai was an elected member of the Parliament of Kenya and between January 2003 and November 2005 served as assistant minister for environment and natural resources in the government of President Mwai Kibaki She was an Honorary Councillor of the World Future Council. Maathai died of complications from ovarian cancer on 25 September 2011. Hand Autographed Signed First Edition Hard Copy "THE CHALLENGE FOR AFRICA 2009" Excellent Unread Condition. ALL MY ITEMS SOLD HAVE A 100% UNCONDITIONAL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE

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