María Corina Machado Parisca, Nobel Peace Prize 2025 (_perfil-wikipedia-1.jpg)
WOMEN AND ADVERSITY:
MARÍA CORINA MACHADO PARISCA
VENEZUELAN POLITICAL ACTIVIST
AWARDED NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2025
María Corina Machado Parisca has demonstrated the determination, tenacity and perseverance to make democracy Venezuela’s form of government. She began protesting against Hugo Chávez’s government in 2004 and co-founded Sumate, a voter rights organization that promoted a referendum to recall Chávez. She organized protests in 2014 after Nicolás Maduro became president upon the death of Chávez.
She was elected to the Venezuelan National Assembly in 2010 and served until 2014 when the ruling regime led by Nicolás Maduro removed her because she appeared at the Organization of American States and spoke at the invitation of Panama about the conflicts in Venezuela. The Venezuela regime said she violated the Venezuelan constitution and was banned from holding public office in Venezuela for 15 years.
Because of her fight for democracy in Venezuela as the opposition, she was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. For the past year she has been in hiding because her life is threatened.
Bio
- 1967 – Born October 7 in Caracas, Venezuela
- The eldest of four daughters
- Her mother, Corina Parisca Perez, is a psychologist
- Her father, Henrique Machado Zuloaga, is a businessman in the steel industry
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, La Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas
- Master’s degree in finance from Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración in Caracas
- 2005 and 2011, World Economic Forum of Young Global Leaders
- 2009 – Yale University, World Fellows Programs
Personal Life
- 1990 – Married Ricardo Sosa Branger. He is a partner and managing Director Palogrande Group at Palogrande Casa De Bolsa, a financial services firm.
- 2001 – Branger divorced Machado because of her activism
- The couple has three children
Career
- 1992 – Founded the Atenea Foundation to support children in need
- 2002 – Co-founded the civil organization Súmate to monitor elections and build democracy
- 2011-2014 – Served in Venezuela’s National Assembly
- 2014 – Removed from the National Assembly because she appeared as an alternate envoy and spoke at the Organization of American States, but the Venezuelan government said her appearance was prohibited by its Constitution, so she was removed from the National Assembly.
- 2014-2021 – Broadcaster on Radio Caracas Radio, a weekly program, Contigo: Con María Corina Machado
- June 30, 2023 – The government disqualified her for 15 years from holding office due to her leading anti-government protests.[78]
- 2024 – Ran for president of Venezuela. She won the opposition primary but was barred from the ballot.
- She is now in hiding.
More Information
www.freepressjournal.in/world/maria-corina-machados-husband-divorced-her-fled-venezuela-know-more-about-the-nobel-peace-prize-winners-personal-life
english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-20/maria-corina-machado-venezuelas-freedom-is-near-it-has-been-a-long-and-painful-journey.html
www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a66047848/maria-corina-machado-venezuela-opposition-democracy-interview-2025
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