Rigoberta Menchú
K'iche' Guatemalan human rights activist (born 1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rigoberta Menchú Tum (Spanish: [riɣoˈβeɾta menˈtʃu]; born January 9, 1959)[1] is a K'iche' Guatemalan human rights activist, feminist,[2] and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Menchú has dedicated her life to publicizing the rights of Guatemala's Indigenous peoples during and after the Guatemalan Civil War (1960–1996), and to promoting Indigenous rights internationally.[3]
Rigoberta Menchú Tum | |
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Born | Rigoberta Menchú Tum (1959-01-09) 9 January 1959 (age 65) |
Nationality | Guatemalan |
Occupation(s) | Activist, politician |
Political party | Winaq (founder) |
Spouse |
Ángel Canil (m. 1995) |
Children | 2 (1 deceased) |
Parent(s) | Juana Tum Kótoja Vicente Menchú Pérez |
Awards | Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 Prince of Asturias Awards in 1998 Order of the Aztec Eagle in 2010 |
She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 and the Princess of Asturias Award in 1998, in addition to other prestigious awards. She is the subject of the testimonial biography I, Rigoberta Menchú (1983) and the author of the autobiographical work, Crossing Borders (1998), among other works. Menchú is a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. She ran for president of Guatemala in 2007 and 2011, having founded the country's first Indigenous political party, Winaq.[4]