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Maria Corina Machado Used wigs and disguises to enter 10 military posts Venezuela During a dangerous three-day journey Nobel Peace Prize at the ceremony norway,
Venezuelan democracy activist and opposition leader was rescued by a US Navy F-18 and a private contractor issued by the President donald trumpAdministration during the journey from his hiding place Caracas To oslowhere he was honored awards on wednesday,
Ms. Machado, 58, has Faced constant threats to his life He was forced into exile and banned from public office after a controversial presidential election last year Socialist leader Nicolas Maduro The winner was crowned.
But she was determined to make it oslo To collect the praise that was bestowed upon him for his Brave efforts to defend freedom and in democracy Venezuela,
While others chose to flee Venezuela, Ms. Machado chose to remain in hiding in the country. His visit was his first appearance in public.
Leaving on Monday afternoon, the first leg of the journey took a grueling 10 hours from his secret residence to a nondescript suburb. Caracas According to a coastal fishing village wall street journal,
Ms Machado and her two companions passed 10 military checkpoints before reaching the coast at midnight, where they rested for a few hours.
They set out at 5 a.m. on the second leg of their journey, using a wooden boat – a small rowing boat used for fishing – to cross the strong winds and choppy waters of the Caribbean Sea to reach the island of Curaçao.
Before leaving, the group called the US military to avoid the risk of attack. At least 87 people have been killed in international waters in recent weeks in recent attacks on what Washington claims are “narcoterrorists”.
“We coordinated that she was supposed to go through a specific area so they wouldn’t blow up the boat,” said a person close to the operation.
The U.S. Navy F-18s flew over the Gulf of Venezuela and spent about 40 minutes flying in tight circles near the route from the coast to the island, according to flight-tracking data.
The Trump administration was said to be aware of the plan, but the US Navy and the Pentagon declined to comment. Administration officials denied any alleged military contacts.
Machado arrived on the island at 3pm on Tuesday, where he met with a private contractor released by Mr Trump’s office who specializes in extraction. Machado stayed overnight in a hotel and took an executive jet supplied by the president’s Miami contact. It stopped in Bangor, Maine before traveling to Norway.
Before boarding the plane, Ms Machado recorded a short audio message in which she thanked “so many people… [who] Risked his life to help them escape Venezuela.
His attendance at the ceremony was plagued with speculation and rumours. Even the Nobel Institute admitted that it was “in the dark” about her whereabouts, leading to concerns about her safety.
A press conference was canceled after a delay of several hours and Ms. Machado’s daughter, Ana Corina Sosa Machado, received the Nobel medal and diploma in her absence.
Tension between America and Venezuela has reached its peak seizure of an oil tanker On Thursday. America says that the ship was carrying approved oil. But Mr Maduro’s government has accused the Trump administration of plotting a war aimed at extracting oil and resources.