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María Corina Machado

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George W. Bush welcomes María Corina Machado to the Oval Office on May 31, 2005

María Corina Machado is a founder of the Venezuelan allegedly pro-democracy volunteer civil association, Súmate, along with Alejandro Plaz] and the [[United States Department of State].

In 2003, Súmate led a petition drive for a legal and constitutional presidential recall of Venezuelan President, Hugo Chávez. When the referendum was held (supervised by the Carter Center and the OAS) Hugo Chávez won with 59% of the vote, however the opposition and Sumate refused to recognize the results.

Once evidence of covert U.S. financing was discovered, he government of Chávez charged Machado and other Súmate officials with treason and conspiracy, charges which could result in more than a decade in prison.[1] The trial has been postponed several times.

Venezuela's foreign minister called Machado's meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush on May 31, 2005 "a provocation," while Venezuela's interior minister says that she is a puppet of the CIA.[1]

With degrees in engineering and finance, in 1992 Machado – the mother of 3 – started Fundación Atenea, a foundation using private donations to care for orphaned and delinquent Caracas street children between the ages of eight and twelve. Because of her subsequent role in Súmate, Machado left the foundation so that it would not be politicized, but the Chávez government broke its arrangement with Fundación Atenea and took back the management of the shelter.[2]

Venezuelan newspaper El Nacional printed a list showing that María Corina Machado's signature is among 352 signatures on The Carmona Decree from the short-lived dictatorship.[3][4]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Ceaser, Mike (July 5, 2005). Anti-Chávez leader under fire. Christian Science Monitor. Cite error: The named reference "CSMachado" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ O'Grady, Mary A. A Young Defender of Democracy Faces Chávez's Wrath. Wall Street Journal. June 10, 2005; Page A9.
  3. ^ Lista de Firmantes del Decreto Carmona. El Nacional (Archivos). Accessed 24 July 2006.
  4. ^ Acta de constitución del Gobierno de Transición Democrática y Unidad Nacional. Venezuela Analitica (April 12, 2002). Retrieved 24 Jul 2006. Template:Es icon
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