Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Venezuelan Opposition Leader
The Nobel Peace Prize got 2025 was awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. Machado garnered the prize coveted by President Donald Trump, who has lobbied for the prize and was endorsed by seven…
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About María Corina Machado
María Corina Machado Parisca is a Venezuelan politician, engineer, activist, and prominent leader of the opposition to the administrations of Hugo Chávez, Nicolás Maduro, and Delcy Rodríguez. She served as a member of the National Assembly of Venezuela from 2011 to 2014, and has run as a candidate in presidential elections. She was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize; she presented the medal to U.S. president Donald Trump after the 2026 U.S. strikes in Venezuela and capture of Maduro.
Everything about María Corina Machado →- Occupation
- politician, human rights defender, industrial engineer
- Position held
- member of the National Assembly of Venezuela
- Citizenship
- Venezuela
- Born
- October 7, 1967
