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Rigoberta Menchu
Rigoberta Menchú has been a passionate spokesperson for the rights of indigenous peoples. She won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 for her work on behalf of the indigenous groups of Guatemala, her native country. However, her work has made her a leading voice for the rights of indigenous peoples throughout the Western Hemisphere.
Rigoberta Menchú was born on January 9, 1959, in Chimel, a village in the Quiché province in the mountainous northwest region of Guatemala. Menchú started working on southern coastal cotton and coffee plantations when she was eight, and at age 13, she experienced her first close contact with people of Spanish culture when she worked as a maid for a wealthy family in Guatemala City. At this time, Menchú also experienced discrimination against Indians practiced by Latinos. Her employers made her sleep on the floor, on a mat next to the family dog.
Menchú's political beliefs were shaped by Guatemala's troubled history. In 1954, a left-wing civilian president was removed from power by a coup d'état that was supported by the U.S. Central Int
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Menchú, Rigoberta (1959—)
Mayan indigenous-rights activist who won the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize.Name variations: Rigoberta Menchu; Rigoberta Menchú Tum or Menchú-Tum. Pronunciation: Ree-go-BER-ta Men-CHU. Born on January 9, 1959, in Chimel, Guatemala; daughter of Vicente Menchú (a peasant and political organizer) and Juana Tum (a peasant midwife and healer); married Ángel Canil also seen as Angel Camile, in January 1998; children: Mash Nahual J'a.
Overthrow of Arbenz government (1954); birth of Rigoberta Menchú (1959); great earthquake (February 1976); organization of CUC (1976–78); Panzós massacre (May 1978); torture and murder of Petrocinio Menchú Tum (September 1979); massacre at the Spanish embassy and death of Vicente Menchú (January 1980); torture and murder of Juana Tum (April 1980); Menchú's escape to Mexico (1980); first publication of Me llamo Rigoberta Menchú (I, Rigoberta Menchú, 1983); brief arrest of Menchú on her return to Guatemala (1988); Menchú awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (October 16, 1992); Peace Prize conferred (December 10, 1992); Menchú heads Un Damrosch, David. "8. Rigoberta Menchú in Print". What Is World Literature?, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2003, pp. 231-259. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691188645-011 Damrosch, D. (2003). 8. Rigoberta Menchú in Print. In What Is World Literature? (pp. 231-259). Princeton: Princeton University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691188645-011 Damrosch, D. 2003. 8. Rigoberta Menchú in Print. What Is World Literature?. Princeton: Princeton University Press, pp. 231-259. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691188645-011 Damrosch, David. "8. Rigoberta Menchú in Print" In What Is World Literature?, 231-259. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2003. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691188645-011 Damrosch D. 8. Rigoberta Menchú in Print. In: What Is World Literature?. Princeton: Princeton University Press; 2003. p.231-259. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691188645-011 Copied to clipboard•
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