Nigeria, Oct. 10 -- US President Donald Trump has lost the Nobel Peace Prize despite his intense campaign to win it.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday that it has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader.

The committee chair, Jorgen Watne Frydnes, said Ms Machando was recognised for her tireless efforts to promote democracy in Venezuela.

The committee said she was awarded the Nobel "for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy in Venezuela."

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