Machado returns to Venezuela after months in exile
By The BriefBrief
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado announced on Sunday that she had returned to Venezuela after nearly 10 months in exile. She left covertly in late 2025 to accept the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize in Norway; the New York Times said she returned to challenge leaders who sidelined her and press for new elections.
WHO:Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado
WHAT:Machado announced that she had returned to Venezuela after nearly 10 months in exile.
WHEN:Oct 25, 2026
WHERE:Venezuela
WHY:Machado returned to challenge leaders who had sidelined her and press for new elections, according to the New York Times.
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