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Rigoberta Menchu to Run for President in Guatemala

HeadlineFeb 26, 2007

In Guatemala, the Nobel laureate and human rights activist Rigoberta Menchu has announced she will run for president. If elected, she would become the first indigenous female head of state in Latin America.

Rigoberta Menchu: “I have accepted the presidential candidacy for 2007. We want to give hope to the young people and women, not just women from Guatemala, but also women of the world who for many years have been waiting to participate. And, well, there are two excellent teams.”

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