Rigoberta Menchú
Also known as Rigoberta Menchú Tum
Guatemalan human rights activist
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Rigoberta Menchú is a Guatemalan human rights activist who became an internationally recognized voice for indigenous rights and victims of violence in Guatemala. Her work and testimony have made her an important figure in documenting and advocating against human rights abuses, particularly those affecting indigenous communities.
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Rigoberta Menchú Tum ( Spanish: [riɣoˈβeɾta menˈtʃu]; born 9 January 1959) 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 (1960–1996), and to promoting Indigenous rights internationally.
She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992, was named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador in 1996, and received the Prince of Asturias Award in 1998. She is the subject of the testimonial biography I, Rigoberta Menchú (1983), and author of the autobiographical work Crossing Borders (1998). Menchú founded the country's first indigenous political party, Winaq, and ran as its candidate for president of Guatemala in the 2007 and 2011 presidential elections.
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