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Venezuelan Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado Returns After 11 Months in Exile

Amit KumarSource: thehindu.com
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Venezuelan Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado Returns After 11 Months in Exile
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado Returns After 11 Months in ExileSource: thehindu.com
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Maria Corina Machado, a Nobel laureate and opposition leader, has returned to Venezuela after 11 months in exile, sparking hopes for a return to democracy. Machado, who was briefly detained in 2025, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her challenge to President Maduro's authoritarian government. Her allies demand a date for a presidential election, but the Trump administration has emphasized economic stabilization first.

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