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Opposition Leader Machado Escapes Venezuela, Receives Nobel Prize

12/18/2025

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María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader, left Venezuela with U.S. assistance after more than a year in hiding.
She arrived in Oslo, Norway, to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Machado expressed gratitude for U.S. support and asked that details of her departure remain confidential to protect collaborators.
She had gone into hiding after the last presidential election, which international monitors deemed a victory for her candidate, despite Nicolás Maduro's claims.

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María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader, left Venezuela with U.S. assistance after more than a year in hiding.
She arrived in Oslo, Norway, to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Machado expressed gratitude for U.S. support and asked that details of her departure remain confidential to protect collaborators.
She had gone into hiding after the last presidential election, which international monitors deemed a victory for her candidate, despite Nicolás Maduro's claims.