"The 58-year-old opposition leader spent more than a year in hiding after Nicolas Maduro declared victory in elections last year. Reports say she first traveled by boat to the Caribbean island of Curacao, which is home to a small US military base. "I can confirm that Maria Corina Machado has arrived in Oslo," Nobel committee head Joergen Watne Frydnes told a group of people gathered at the Grand Hotel. Frydnes added that Machado would meet her family before making an official public appearance."
"Machado's daughter, Ana Corina Sosa Machado, accepted the prize on behalf of her mother at the award ceremony on Wednesday. She said they would finally be able to embrace after "16 months of living hell." Machado goes into hiding following Maduro's victory last year Despite winning the opposition primary, Machado was barred from running in the 2024 presidential election. She then went into hiding in August 2024 after authorities expanded arrests of opposition figures following the disputed vote."
Maria Corina Machado arrived in Oslo early Thursday, hours after her daughter accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf. Machado appeared in public in Oslo for the first time in 11 months and waved to supporters. Reports say she secretly left Venezuela by boat before flying from Curacao. The 58-year-old opposition leader spent more than a year in hiding after authorities declared Nicolas Maduro the election victor and barred her from the 2024 presidential race. She went into hiding in August 2024 amid expanded arrests of opposition figures. Ana Corina Sosa Machado said they would finally embrace after "16 months of living hell."
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