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Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari ( Finnish: [ˈmɑrtːi ˈʔoi̯ʋɑ ˈkɑleʋi ˈʔɑhtisɑːri] ⓘ; 23 June 1937 – 16 October 2023) was a Finnish politician, the tenth president of Finland, from 1994 to 2000, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and a United Nations diplomat and mediator noted for his international peace work .
Martti Ahtisaari was born on June 23, 1937 in the city of Viipuri, then still part of Finland. Finland lost Viipuri when the Soviet Union attacked the country. Along with 400,000 fellow Karelians, Ahtisaari became an eternally displaced person in the rest of Finland. With his mother, he moved from one household to another before settling in the ...
Apr 24, 2024 · Awards And Honors: Nobel Prize (2008) Martti Ahtisaari (born June 23, 1937, Viipuri, Finland [now Vyborg, Russia]—died October 16, 2023, Helsinki, Finland) was a Finnish politician and noted mediator who was president of Finland (1994–2000). In 2008 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace for his efforts to resolve international conflicts.
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Oct 16, 2023 · Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari was born on June 23, 1937, in the city of Viipuri in the Karelia region of eastern Finland. His father, Oiva Ahtisaari, a naturalized Finn born in Norway, was a ...
Oct 16, 2023 · Martti Ahtisaari. The Nobel Peace Prize 2008. Born: 23 June 1937, Viipuri (now Vyborg), Finland. Died: 16 October 2023, Helsinki, Finland. Residence at the time of the award: Finland. Prize motivation: “for his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts”. Prize share: 1/1.
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Oct 16, 2023 · Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland and global diplomat who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008 for his work to resolve international conflicts, died Monday. He was 86. The foundation ...
Oct 17, 2023 · Ahtisaari, who mediated conflicts in Kosovo, Namibia, Indonesia and Northern Ireland, passed away at 86 after battling Alzheimer's disease. He was praised by world leaders and diplomats for his visionary and humanitarian work.
