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Maria Corina Machado

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado poses with Madrid Mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida after receiving the Golden Key to the City, in Madrid, on April 17, 2026. (AFP)

Venezuela's Machado doesn't regret gifting Nobel Peace Prize to Trump

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado defended giving her Nobel medal to Donald Trump, praising his role in former Venezuelan President Maduro’s capture, and expressing no regrets in gifting him her Nobel Peace Prize.

May 13, 2026

Machado says Venezuela beginning 'transition' to democracy

Machado says Venezuela beginning 'transition' to democracy

Venezuelan opposition leader says Venezuela is “going to be free,” will be achieved with the “support of the people of the United States and the president, Donald Trump.”

January 17, 2026

President Donald Trump meets with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado in the Oval Office on January 15, 2026, where she presents him with her Nobel Peace Prize medal.

Trump 'presented' Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says she 'presented' her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald Trump, adding he 'deserves' it.

January 16, 2026

Venezuela's Machado 'safe' but will miss Nobel Peace Prize ceremony

Venezuela's Machado 'safe' but will miss Nobel Peace Prize ceremony

Machado, who won the Nobel for challenging Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro's grip on power, is in hiding after threats to her life and has not been seen in public for months.

December 10, 2025