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The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to María Corina Machado on Friday for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela. Also known as the 'Venezuelan Iron Lady', she achieved a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.

Nominations for this year’s award closed on Jan. 31, with the selection process remaining closely guarded, as is tradition.

Between 1901 and 2024, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded 105 times to 142 laureates, including 111 individuals and 31 organisations. The International Committee of the Red Cross has received the prize three times (1917, 1944, 1963), while the Office of the United Nations High Commissione

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