Kenyan Nobel Laureate Dies

Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Muta Maathai, who was championed as an innovative environmental activist, died at the age of 71 on Sunday after a battle with cancer.
Kenyan Nobel Laureate Dies
The late Political activist Dr.Wangari Muta Maathai poses for a portrait during the 40th NAACP Image Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on February 12, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Charley Gallay/Getty Images for NAACP
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The late Political activist Dr.Wangari Muta Maathai poses for a portrait during the 40th NAACP Image Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on February 12, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.  (Charley Gallay/Getty Images for NAACP)