Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

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Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize  Opposition activist María Corina Machado of Venezuela won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/10/venezuela-opposition-leader-maria-corina-machado-wins-nobel-peace-prize  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday,

00:06receiving acknowledgement as a woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning

00:10amid a growing darkness and for being a key unifying figure.

00:15She is receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights

00:22for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition

00:30from dictatorship to democracy.

00:35As the leader of the democratic forces in Venezuela, Maria Corina Machado

00:41is one of the most extraordinary examples of civilian courage in Latin America in recent times.

00:52Ms. Machado has been a key unifying figure in a political opposition that was once deeply divided,

01:01an opposition that found common ground in the demand for free election and representative government.

01:11This is precisely what lies at the heart of democracy,

01:17our shared willingness to defend the principles of popular rule, even though we disagree.

01:26Despite being disqualified from running for presidency,

01:29the 58-year-old Machado received the coveted award from hiding,

01:34where she remains due to threats from Maduro's government.

01:37and the 58-year-old Machado received the

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