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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado
- María Corina Machado of Venezuela won the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts in promoting democratic rights and advocating for a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy, according to the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
- Despite serious threats to her life, Machado remains in Venezuela and has been a unifying figure in a divided opposition, according to Jürgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
- U.S. President Donald Trump was nominated for the prize but was passed over, with nominations having been submitted after the deadline, noted a statement from Representative Claudia Tenney's office.
- Machado dedicated her Nobel Prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support for their pro-democracy movement, as she expressed on social media.
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This year's Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado is the face of the Venezuelan opposition. Despite the danger of arrest, she remained in Venezuela after the controversial presidential election in July 2024, where she has since been submerged and continues to be politically active. A portrait.
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Machado Congratulated by Trump, Dedicates Nobel Partly to Him
Donald Trump called Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado to congratulate her for her Nobel Peace Prize, according to people familiar with the matter, despite speculation that he would be indignant at not receiving the award himself.
·United States
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'Oh my god': Watch the emotional moment Venezuela's 'Iron Lady' María Corina Machado discovers she won the Nobel Peace Prize
Machado becomes only the 20th woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize and the first Venezuelan recipient. For now, she remains in hiding.
·New York, United States
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