Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says January 3 will go down as a "day that justice defeated tyranny" following the American capture of dictator Nicolas Maduro.

Axar.az informs Machado told Fox News the victory is "historic" and a "huge step" towards a democratic transition for the country.

Machado’s fight for freedom in Venezuela has been recognized with a Nobel Peace Prize, an award she dedicated to President Donald Trump upon reception.

"I dedicated it to President Trump because I believed at that point that he deserved it," she explained. "A lot of people, most people, said it was impossible to achieve what he has just done on Saturday, January 3. So, if I believe he deserved it in October, imagine now. I think he has proven to the world what he means."

The Trump administration announced on Saturday that U.S. forces had captured the dictator and his wife Cilia Flores after successful "large-scale" military strikes targeting the Venezuelan government. The dictator and his wife are now being held in New York while they wait to face narco-terrorism charges against them.