Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize, being credited by the awarding committee with keeping "the flame of democracy burning amidst growing darkness".

The committee said she had resisted death threats to fight for democracy in opposition to President Nicolas Maduro - widely considered a dictator.

Officially, she won the prize "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy".

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Watch the moment Machado was named winner

But who is Ms Machado, and what did she do to earn the coveted award?

Who is Maria Corina Machado?

Ms Machado, 58, announced she wa

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