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Kenyan Wangari Maathai receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. She is the first African woman to receive the prize. Prof. Maath
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, December 9). Kenyan Wangari Maathai receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. She is the first African woman to receive the prize. Prof. Maath. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070833
South African History Online (2011) 'Kenyan Wangari Maathai receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. She is the first African woman to receive the prize. Prof. Maath', South African History Online, 9 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070833 (Accessed: 8 November 2026).
South African History Online, Kenyan Wangari Maathai receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. She is the first African woman to receive the prize. Prof. Maath [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070833, (accessed 8 November 2026).
"Kenyan Wangari Maathai receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. She is the first African woman to receive the prize. Prof. Maath." South African History Online, 9 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070833. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Kenyan Wangari Maathai receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. She is the first African woman to receive the prize. Prof. Maath." South African History Online. December 9, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070833.
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