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Order of the Aztec Eagle in 2010. 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 ...
The Nobel Peace Prize 1992 was awarded to Rigoberta Menchú Tum "for her struggle for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples"
Rigoberta Menchu, Guatemalan Indian-rights activist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1992, especially noted for her efforts on behalf of Guatemala’s indigenous peoples. Learn more about her life and career, including her acclaimed, though controversial, autobiography, I, Rigoberta Menchu (1983).
In 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.
Aug 18, 2021 · [7] In her testimonio, I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala, Menchú maintained that the indigenous community rejected violence but believed that “if it was the only way of saving our lives, we would use it with justice.”
Explore 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.
Dec 10, 1992 · The Nobel Peace Prize 1992 was awarded to Rigoberta Menchú Tum "for her struggle for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples"
In 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.
Jul 24, 2009 · 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.
Dec 1, 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."
