Rigoberta Menchú Tum
(1959-)

Guatemalan Indigenous Rights Activist
1990 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education
1992 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
2002 National Freedom Award

birthdate: January 9
birthplace: Chimel, Guatemala

LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION

www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=r_Menchu

www.wagingpeace.org/menu/programs/youth-outreach/peace-heroes/Menchú-rigoberta.htm

www.frmt.org

www.moreorless.au.com/heroes/Menchu.html

http://culture-of-peace-endpoint.beyondintractability.org/gateways/culture-of-peace/Rigoberta_final.jsp

http://nobelprize.org/peace/laureates/1992/tum-bio.html

http://scu.edu/ethics/architects-of-peace/Menchu/homepage.html

 

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