Malala graduates from high school almost 5 years after being shot on way home

On her first day on Twitter, children's rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzaiannounced she attended her last day of high school Friday, graduating almost five years after she was shot by the Taliban on her way home from school.

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"Today is my last day of school and my first day on Twitter," tweeted the 19-year-old, who turns 20 on July 12.

"Graduating from secondary school (high school) is bittersweet for me," she added. "I'm excited about my future, but I know that millions of girls around the world are out of school and may never get the opportunity to complete their education."

Yousafzai was critically injured on Oct. 9, 2012, when a gunman shot her in the head while she was riding home on a school bus in the city of Mingorain Pakistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

She spent three months in a British hospital recovering, and now lives in England with her family. Militants still threaten to kill her if she returns home.

Yousafzaibecame known internationally as an outspoken supporter of children's rights and education, and became the youngest person to win a Nobel Prize in2014 at the age of 17.

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In April, she received an honorary Canadian citizenship during a visit toOttawa.

In her address to Parliament, shechampioned the idea that children in Canada and around the world have the capacity to affect positive change.

"I used to think I had to wait to be an adult to lead. But I've learned that even a child's voice can be heard around the world," she said.

"Let future generations say we were the ones who stood up."

Malala Yousafzai's full speech to the Commons

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Malala Yousafzai's full speech to the Commons