Wangari Maathai By sara.sole18@imontbui.org Apr 1, 1940 Born 1964 Licenced in Biology 1966 Graduated whit a master of Cience 1967 Teacher of the Department of Veterinary Anatomy at the University of Nairobi 1971 First woman doctorate from Central East Africa 1977 Chair of the department 1977 Green Belt Movement 1997 Candidate for president of her country 2002 Elected to Kenya’s National Assembly 2003 Assistant minister of environment, natural resources and wildlife 2003 The Green Belt Movement: Sharing the Approach and the Experience 2004 Nobel Peace Prize 2007 Autobiography: Unbowed 2009 The Challenge for Africa Sep 25, 2011 Death