She was barred from challenging Maduro in July 2024 elections and went into hiding after the vote, which the opposition and much of the international community accuses Maduro of stealing: Reports

xCARACAS: Maria Corina Machado, a fearless activist with rock-star appeal, is the face of opposition to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's iron-fisted regime.

Hailed as "la libertadora", in an allusion to Venezuelan independence hero Simon "The Liberator" Bolivar, Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her work.

"Is this for real? I can't believe it!" she said in conversation with exiled opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.

She was barred from challenging Maduro in July 2024 elections and went into hiding after the vote, which the opposition and much

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