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bottomofthehill

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16. Gave up the medal, kept the cash
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:33 AM
Friday

There is a million dollar plus prize, pretty sure she kept the cash. For herself.

So sad that what she fought for in her home country she could care less about here. Below from the Nobe Committee

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 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.”

In the past year, Ms Machado has been forced to live in hiding. Despite serious threats against her life she has remained in the country, a choice that has inspired millions of people. She has brought her country’s opposition together. She has never wavered in resisting the militarisation of Venezuelan society. She has been steadfast in her support for a peaceful transition to democracy.

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