<P> Wangarĩ Maathai was awarded the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize for her `` contribution to sustainable development , democracy and peace '' . She had received a call from Ole Danbolt Mjos , chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee , on 8 October informing her of the news . She became the first African woman , and the first environmentalist , to win the prize . </P>
<P> Wangarĩ Maathai was awarded the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize for her `` contribution to sustainable development , democracy and peace '' . She had received a call from Ole Danbolt Mjos , chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee , on 8 October informing her of the news . She became the first African woman , and the first environmentalist , to win the prize . </P>
who is the first woman from africa to have won the nobel peace prize
who is the first woman from africa to have won the nobel peace prize
Wangarĩ Maathai
Wangarĩ Maathai