Rigoberta Menchú
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Gender | Female |
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Age | 65 |
Date of birth | January 9,1959 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Laj Chimel |
Guatemala | |
Nationality | Guatemalan |
Spouse | Ángel Canil |
Job | Politician |
Writer | |
Human rights activist | |
Books | I, Rigoberta Menchu (SparkNotes Literature Guide) |
I, Rigoberta: The Story of an Indian Woman from Guatemala : an Abridged Version of I - Rigoberta Menchú : Adapted for Young Readers | |
The Honey Jar | |
The Girl from Chimel | |
The Secret Legacy | |
I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala | |
Movies/Shows | When the Mountains Tremble |
Mayan Renaissance | |
The Ambassador | |
Awards | Nobel Peace Prize |
Glamour Award for The Peacemaker | |
Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation | |
Children | Mash Nahual J’a |
Siblings | Nicolás Menchú Tum |
Patrocinio Menchú Tum | |
Ana Menchú Tum | |
Víctor Menchú Tum | |
Parents | Vicente Menchú |
Juana Tum Kótoja | |
Founded | Centro Educativo Pavarotti |
Full name | Rigoberta Menchú Tum |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 460512 |
Rigoberta Menchú Life story
Rigoberta Menchú Tum is a K'iche' Guatemalan human rights activist, feminist, 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, and to promoting Indigenous rights internationally.