Rigoberta Menchú

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Rigoberta Menchú
Rigoberta Menchu in 2009.
Born
Rigoberta Menchú Tum

(1959-01-09) 9 January 1959 (age 65)
NationalityGuatemalan
Occupation(s)Activist, politician
Parent(s)Juana Tum Kótoja
Vicente Menchú Pérez
AwardsNobel Peace Prize in 1992
Prince of Asturias Awards in 1998
Order of the Aztec Eagle in 2010.
WebsiteRigoberta Menchú Tum profile

Rigoberta Menchú Tum (Spanish: [riɣoˈβerta menˈtʃu]; born 9 January 1959) is a Guatemalan political and human rights activist. Menchú is known for her life to publicizing the rights of Guatemala's indigenous feminists during and after the Guatemalan Civil War (1960–1996), and to promoting indigenous rights in the country.

She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 and the Prince of Asturias Award in 1998.[1] Menchú is a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. She has also become a figure in indigenous political parties and ran for President of Guatemala in 2007 and 2011.

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  1. "Rigoberta Menchú Tum - Biographical". Nobelprize.org. 2013. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2013.

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