As per our current Database, Rigoberta Menchu is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Rigoberta Menchu is 65 years, 10 months and 15 days old. Rigoberta Menchu will celebrate 66rd birthday on a Thursday 9th of January 2025. Below we countdown to Rigoberta Menchu upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Rigoberta Menchu |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Age | 65 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | January 9, 1959 (Laj Chimel, Guatemala) |
| Birthday | January 9 |
| Town/City | Laj Chimel, Guatemala |
| Nationality | Guatemala |
Rigoberta Menchu’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. According to astrologers, Capricorn is a sign that represents time and responsibility, and its representatives are traditional and often very serious by nature. These individuals possess an inner state of independence that enables significant progress both in their personal and professional lives. They are masters of self-control and have the ability to lead the way, make solid and realistic plans, and manage many people who work for them at any time. They will learn from their mistakes and get to the top based solely on their experience and expertise.
Rigoberta Menchu was born in the Year of the Pig. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Pig are extremely nice, good-mannered and tasteful. They’re perfectionists who enjoy finer things but are not perceived as snobs. They enjoy helping others and are good companions until someone close crosses them, then look out! They’re intelligent, always seeking more knowledge, and exclusive. Compatible with Rabbit or Goat.
A Nobel Peace Prize-winning author and Activist, she worked to raise awareness of the suffering of Guatemalans during the 1960–1996 Civil War. Her published works include I, Rigoberta Menchu and Crossing Borders.
She grew up in a poor indigenous family in a small town near El Quiche and attended Catholic boarding school. She later became the President of a pharmaceutical company that provided low-cost drugs.
In addition to the Nobel Peace Prize, she received the prestigious Order of the Aztec Eagle.
She was born in the north central Guatemalan village of Laj Chimel. Her father, Vicente Menchu, was of K'iche' descent.
She received the Prince of Asturias Award in 1998. Bob Dylan earned this same honor in 2007.
