Rigoberta Menchú - Wikipedia
WEBRigoberta Menchú Tum (Spanish: [riɣoˈβeɾta menˈtʃu]; born January 9, 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 ...
Rigoberta Menchu | Biography, Nobel Prize, & Facts | Britannica
WEBMar 26, 2024 · Rigoberta Menchú (born January 9, 1959, Chimel, Guatemala) is a Guatemalan Indian-rights activist, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1992. Menchú, of the Quiché Maya group, spent her childhood helping with her family’s agricultural work; she also likely worked on coffee plantations.
Rigoberta Menchú - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
WEBRigoberta Menchú Tum (Uspantán, Quiché; 9 de enero de 1959) es una líder indígena y activista guatemalteca, miembro del grupo maya quiché, defensora de los derechos humanos, embajadora de los pueblos indígenas del mundo de la UNESCO y ganadora del Premio Nobel de la Paz (1992) y el Premio Príncipe de Asturias de Cooperación ...
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The Story of Rigoberta Menchú - The Nonviolence Project
WEBAug 18, 2021 · Mothered by a Mayan midwife and fathered by a Catholic coffee farmer, Rigoberta Menchú Tum was quickly thrust into a world of poverty, activism, and violent persecution. One year after she was born, Guatemala descended into a lopsided 36-year civil war between genocidal government forces and an amalgamation of poor leftist …
Rigoberta Menchu: Rebel of Guatemala - ThoughtCo
WEBDec 1, 2017 · David McNew / Getty Images. By. Christopher Minster. Updated on December 01, 2017. Rigoberta Menchu Tum is a Guatemalan activist for native rights and winner of the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize. She rose to fame in 1982 when she was the subject of a ghost-written autobiography, "I, Rigoberta Menchu."
Rigoberta Menchú Tum - Nobel Women's Initiative
WEBExplore the impactful journey of Rigoberta Menchú Tum, a Mayan K’iche’ activist born in 1959 in Guatemala and Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 1992. Delve into her remarkable efforts for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation, emphasizing respect for the rights of indigenous peoples.
1992 - Nobel Peace Prize
WEBIn 1992 the western world celebrated that it was 500 years since Columbus reached America. In the same year, the Guatemalan indigenous woman Rigoberta Menchú was awarded the Peace Prize for her work for the rights of indigenous peoples and reconciliation between ethnic groups.
Guatemala Indian Wins the Nobel Peace Prize - The New York …
WEBOct 17, 1992 · Rigoberta Menchu, a Quiche Indian who fled the violence of her native Guatemala and became an eloquent spokeswoman for indigenous peoples and victims of government repression, won the 1992 Nobel ...
Rigoberta Menchú: I crossed the borders... - UNESCO
WEBJul 24, 2009 · Rigoberta Menchú: I crossed the borders... Rigoberta Menchú, spokesperson of the Guatemalan indigenous population and, by extension, of all marginalized groups in the continent, was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1992 for her contribution to peace and nominated UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.
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