The Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2025 was awarded to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela. Machado, also known as the Iron Lady in Venezuela, was listed in Time Magazine’s The 100 Most Influential People of 2025 list. As the leader of the democracy movement in Venezuela, Maria Corina Machado is one of the most extraordinary examples of civilian courage in Latin America in recent times.