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Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado returns after months in exile

Machado had left the country just a month before the US government seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Image accompanying the story: Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado returns after months in exile
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BBC News reports: Machado had left the country just a month before the US government seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

The story is also being covered by NPR. NPR adds: Machado announced her arrival on social media, writing "I am here.

This politics story centres on Venezuela. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include María Machado, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Venezuelan.

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Location
Venezuela · Americas
Reported by
BBC News and NPR
First reported
Key names
María Machado, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan, Ariana Cubillos
Section
Politics

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