According to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her efforts to bring about a democratic transition and for advocating for democratic rights in her nation.
The facts concerning the democratic campaigner are as follows:
An upper-class upbringing
On October 7, 1967, Maria Corina Machado, now 58, was born in Caracas, Venezuela. Her father was a well-known industrialist in Venezuela’s steel sector, and she has a degree in industrial engineering. The ruling socialist party in Venezuela has criticized her because of her affluent upbringing.
