María Corina Machado’s long fight to restore freedom to her native Venezuela has taken her from a comfortable upbringing among the elite to waging a grassroots campaign from hiding to unseat the country’s authoritarian president.
Nicknamed the “Iron Lady” for her tenacity and refusal to compromise, Machado’s efforts were rewarded on Friday when she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
The 58-year-old led the opposition election campaign to revolutionary socialist President Nicolás Maduro last July. She won over Venezuelans with a message that peaceful change was possible after years of economic chaos and repression, which have forced 8mn into exile.
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