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Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai
Biographical information
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Sex
Female
Full name
Wangari Muta•Maathai
Used name
Wangari•Maathai
Born
1 April 1940 in
Ihithe, Nyeri (KEN)
Died
25 September 2011 in
Nairobi, Nairobi (KEN)
NOC
Kenya
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NOC
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KEN
Wangari Maathai
Special Notes
Bearer of the
Olympic Flag
at the opening ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics