Rigoberta Menchú Tum (; born 9 January 1959) is a Guatemalan political and human rights activist. Menchú is known for her life to publicizing the rights of Guatemala's indigenous feminists during and after the Guatemalan Civil War (1960–1996), and to promoting indigenous rights in the country.
She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 and the Prince of Asturias Award in 1998. Menchú is a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. She has also become a figure in indigenous political parties and ran for President of Guatemala in 2007 and 2011.
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Biography at the official Nobel site
Nobel Peace Prize lecture
Salon.com: Rigoberta Menchú meets the press
"Peace Prize Winner Admits Discrepancies", AP story in New York Times, 12 February 1999 (Subscription only.) "Spain may judge Guatemala abuses", BBC News, 5 October 2005 "Liar, Rigoberta Menchu" by Dinesh D'Souza, Boundless webzine, 1999.