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On 10 April 2008 Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai announced her decision to withdraw her participation in the Olympic Torch Relay set for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Sunday, 13 April 2008.
Explaining her decision in a statement read in Dar es Salaam, Professor Maathai cited concerns about China's crackdown in Tibet, and its ongoing political, economic and military support for the brutal regimes in Burma and Sudan. She also acknowledged the important initiatives taken by China to create a "green Olympics".
