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Machado's Daring Escape from Venezuela
Maria Corina Machado is a brave leader from Venezuela who won the Nobel Peace Prize.
She had to escape from her country because the leader there, Nicolas Maduro, was not nice to people who disagreed with him.
With the help of a team called Greybull Rescue, she left Venezuela on December 8, 2025.
She wore a disguise to hide, took two boats in choppy seas, and then flew to Norway.
She made it safely and received her prize on December 10, 2025.
A video shows how the rescue team helped her, with people talking and saying they were happy to see her safe.
Maria Corina Machado escaped Venezuela on December 8-9, 2025, to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway.
The rescue operation, called Operation Golden Dynamite, involved disguises, two boats, and a flight.
Machado wore a wig and disguise to hide her identity during the escape.
The operation took place off the coast near Curacao, South America, with choppy seas and uncertain moments.
Machado safely reached Oslo, Norway, and received her Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 2025.
- Who
- Maria Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader
- What
- Escape from Venezuela to receive Nobel Peace Prize
- Where
- Coast near Curacao, South America
- When
- December 8-9, 2025
- Why
- To challenge Nicolas Maduro's authoritarian regime and receive Nobel Peace Prize
Key facts
- Operation Name
- Operation Golden Dynamite
- Date of Escape
- December 8-9, 2025
- Location of Escape
- Coast near Curacao, South America
- Destination
- Oslo, Norway
- Reason for Escape
- To receive Nobel Peace Prize
- Disguise Used
- Wig and disguise
- Rescue Team
- Greybull Rescue
Quotes
Brian
A team member involved in the rescue operation
“Today is December 9. The boys and I are in Curacao, departing on a boat to go get Maria Corina Machado. We've been in and out of the region now for over a month, working on Venezuela ops, but this is the big enchilada. So, getting her from where she is to where she needs to be is definitely a challenge. We'll see how this goes.”
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“We are on boat two here at the rally point boat one, but we have not heard from it in quite some time. They have no comps. So, we're gonna sit here for a little bit.”
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Unknown male voice
A team member involved in the rescue operation
“Maria, do you have a suitcase or a bag?”
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“Yeah, that's them, that's them.”
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Maria Corina Machado
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner
“I'm Maria Corina Machado. I'm alive, I'm safe and very grateful to Grey Bull.”
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“It's so wet and so cold.”
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