Bogaletch Gebre, the Ethiopian women's rights activist who fought to end female genital mutilation, has died
Bogaletch Gebre, the Ethiopian women's rights activist who fought to end female genital mutilation, has died. She was said to be 66.
Gebre died in Los Angeles on November 2, according to KMG Ethiopia, the charity she founded with her sister. The organization did not say how she died, but the Los Angeles Times reports that she periodically came to the city for medical treatments after a car accident in 1987 left her with nerve damage.After that accident, doctors told her she would never walk again. She went on to run five marathons, among many other achievements.
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