Rigoberta Menchú
Guatemalan human rights activist
- Born
- 9 January 1959, Laj Chimel
- Age
- 67
- Birth name
- Rigoberta Menchú Tum
Rigoberta Menchú Tum (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.
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