Story highlights Marleni Olivo, 54, hit Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in the head with a mango

In a national TV broadcast, Maduro said he would grant her request for a new apartment

She wanted to give him a note, she says, but had no paper, only a mango

(CNN) How would you get your nation's president to hear you out? Put your name and number on a mango and hit him in the head with it?

No? Then you're not Marleni Olivo, who did exactly that, and in return is getting the new apartment she was asking for, said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Olivo, 54, saw her opportunity when Maduro visited Anzoategui, the state where she lives.

Maduro, a former bus driver, drove a bus to a rally Wednesday where he was meeting with supporters. The president had the window open, the better to greet people attending the rally.

Olivo had written a message on a mango -- "If you can, call me," -- along with her name and phone number. She got as close as she could and, as the bus passed, she tossed the fruit at Maduro.

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