Like a political leader for example?
2007-04-24 06:40:42 · 6 answers · asked by SmartayAngel 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
RIGOBERTA MENCHU TUM
1992 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Guatemala. Campaigner for human rights, especially for indigenous peoples.
Menchú is a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. She is the subject of the testimonial biography I, Rigoberta Menchú (1983) and the author of the autobiographical work, Crossing Borders.
On Monday, February 12, 2007, Menchú announced that she would form an indigenous political party and that she would stand as a presidential candidate in the Guatemalan general election, 2007.
2007-04-24 07:23:06 · answer #1 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rigoberta Menchu--She is an Indigenous Guatemalan that faught for the rights of the Mayas in South America. She is a UNESCO goodwill ambassador, she won the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize and the Premiom Principe de Asturias (Prince of Asturias Award) in 1998.
Currently she is running for president in Guatemala. If she becomes elected she will be Guatemala's first female president.
2007-04-24 14:18:18 · answer #2 · answered by Kalikina 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Archbishop Oscar Romero- pled for an end to violence in El Salvador (assassinated)
Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo- mothers of the disappeared who work for human rights
to name only a few.
2007-04-24 13:58:36 · answer #3 · answered by Mamita_Salsita 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Digna Ochoa, she fight for human rights in Mexico.
"los zapatistas" they look for Indian rights in Mexico
Or maybe Ernesto "el che " Guevara...
2007-04-24 15:49:26 · answer #4 · answered by he.muerto.tantas.veces 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chavez...... ( civil rights movement)..
2007-04-24 14:17:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
orville redenbacher
2007-04-24 13:48:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋