Oslo: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado appeared in public for the first time in 11 months Thursday after a daring escape from her homeland when she emerged from a hotel balcony in Norway’s capital and waved to an emotional crowd of supporters cheering for the new Nobel laureate.

Her appearance in Oslo came hours after her daughter accepted the Nobel Peace Prize award on her behalf. Machado was recognized after mounting the most serious peaceful challenge in years to the authoritarian government of Venezuelan President President Nicolás Maduro.

“Freedom! Freedom!” the crowd gathered outside the hotel chanted after seeing Machado. Together, they sang Venezuela’s national anthem.

Machado, dressed in jeans and a puffer jacket, spent several minutes outside the hotel, where

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