Rigoberta Menchu (Novelist ) was born in Guatemala on a Friday, January 9, 1959 🎈. Rigoberta Menchu is 66 years old. She is a Capricorn ♑ and was born in the Year of the Pig 🐖.
A Nobel Peace Prize-winning author and activist, she worked to raise awareness of the suffering of Guatemalans during the 19601996 Civil War. Her published works include I, Rigoberta Menchu and Crossing Borders.
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| FULL NAME: | Rigoberta Menchu |
| BIRTH DATE: | January 9, 1959 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Guatemala |
| AGE: | 66 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | Guatemalan |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Capricorn |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Pig |
About
Rigoberta Menchu is a Novelist. Rigoberta was born in the 1950s, in the middle of the Baby Boomers Generation generation. Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964, during the post World War II baby boom. This generation is known for Rock and Roll, Woodstock, Elvis, the Beatles, miniskirts, and Barbies. Baby boomers have experienced some of the most important historical events, including the JFK Assassination, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War.
She was born in the north central Guatemalan village of Laj Chimel. Her father, Vicente Menchu, was of K’iche’ descent. Find out who is Rigoberta Menchu dating right now.
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.
DID YOU KNOW In addition to the Nobel Peace Prize, she received the prestigious Order of the Aztec Eagle.
FACT She received the Prince of Asturias Award in 1998. Bob Dylan earned this same honor in 2007.
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Birthday
Currently, Rigoberta Menchu is 66 years old. Her next birthday is away. Rigoberta will celebrate her 67th birthday on a Friday, January 9th. She shares a birthday with everyone who was born on January 9, 1959. Below is the countdown to her upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Rigoberta Menchu’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. People born between December 22nd and January 19th belong to the tenth sign in the zodiac, Capricorn. Capricorns are known for being one of the hardest workers of the zodiac. They are ambitious, determined, and strong. Virgo is the most compatible sign for Capricorns.
Famous Capricorn celebrities are Jeff Bezos, Jared Leto, Bradley Cooper, Kate Middleton, Liam Hemsworth, Ellen Degeneres, Ryan Seacrest, John Legend, Zayn Malik, Nina Dobrev, Ross Lynch, Elvis Presley, Stan Lee, and Martin Luther King Jr. Capricorn ruling planet is Saturn. Astrologically, Saturn represents responsibility, discipline, and determination.
Rigoberta Menchu was born in the Year of the Pig. A pig symbolize wealth, luck and prosperity in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Pig are intelligent, thoughtful, diligent, genuine, and noble. They can also sometimes be gullible, materialistic, insecure, and hot-tempered.
This year is the Year of the Serpent.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Rigoberta Menchu is a 66 years old Novelist, born in January, in the Year of the Pig (1959), and is a Capricorn. Her life path number is 7. Rigoberta’s birthstone is Garnet, and her birth flower is Carnation. You may also check out all famous birthdays in January or specifically birthdays on January 9.
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