birth_place alias birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
denekamp , netherlands '' eileen '' '' alexandra nariño '' february 13 , 1978 2002 - present tanja nijmeijer
 tanja nijmeijer english teacher farc member
tanja nijmeijer

tanja nijmeijer -lrb- born february 13 , 1978 in denekamp -rrb- is a dutch guerilla fighter and former english teacher who has been a member of the colombian guerrilla group revolutionary armed forces of colombia -lrb- farc -rrb- since 2002 .
she has also been one of the group 's leading public figures since the discovery of her diary in 2007 .
she is part of the negotiating team involved in ongoing peace talks with the colombian government .
