Published: 9 October 2025Nobel PrizeInternational
Nobel Prize in Peace 2025 Awarded to Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2025 to Maria Corina Machado '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'. The announcement was made on October 10, 2025.
Machado, born in 1967, founded the Atenea Foundation in 1992 for street children and co-founded Sumate, which promotes free elections. She was elected to the National Assembly in 2010 but was expelled by the regime in 2014. Her candidacy for the 2024 presidential election was blocked by the Maduro government. Machado is currently in hiding; the prize was collected by her daughter at the ceremony in Oslo on December 10, 2025.
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Q: Write a short note on the award of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and the Norwegian Nobel Committee's stated rationale on democratic transition.
Answer (50 words):
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado on October 10, 2025, for promoting democratic rights and pursuing a peaceful transition from dictatorship. Born 1967, she co-founded Sumate; her 2024 presidential candidacy was barred by the Maduro regime. Her daughter collected the prize in Oslo.
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Who was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, announced on October 10, 2025?
Explanation · Correct answer BThe Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Corina Machado for promoting democratic rights for Venezuelans and struggle for peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.
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Why did the Norwegian Nobel Committee award the 2025 Peace Prize to Maria Corina Machado?
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2025 to Maria Corina Machado for her work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle for a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.
When was Maria Corina Machado's Nobel Peace Prize announcement made?
The announcement that Maria Corina Machado had received the Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was made on October 10, 2025.
Which organizations did Maria Corina Machado found or co-found before entering the National Assembly?
Machado, born in 1967, founded the Atenea Foundation in 1992 for street children. She also co-founded Sumate, which promotes free elections.
What happened to Machado's 2024 presidential candidacy and who collected the prize in Oslo?
Her candidacy for the 2024 presidential election was blocked by the Maduro government. Machado is currently in hiding, and the prize was collected by her daughter at the ceremony in Oslo on December 10, 2025.
