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Martti Ahtisaari | |
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.jpg) Ahtisaari in 1994 | |
| 10th President of Finland | |
| In office 1 March 1994 – 1 March 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Mauno Koivisto |
| Succeeded by | Tarja Halonen |
| Ambassador of Finland to Tanzania | |
| In office 1973–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Seppo Pietinen |
| Succeeded by | Richard Müller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 June 1937 Viipuri, Finland (now Vyborg, Russia) |
| Died | 16 October 2023 (aged 86) Helsinki, Finland |
| Resting place | Hietaniemi Cemetery, Helsinki |
| Political party | Social Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Marko |
| Alma mater | University of Oulu |
| Awards | Nobel Peace Prize (2008) |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Finnish Army |
| Rank | Captain |
Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari (Finnish: [ˈmɑrtːi (ˈoi̯ʋɑ ˈkɑleʋi) ˈɑhtisɑːri] ⓘ, 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.
Ahtisaari was a United Nations special envoy for Kosovo, charged with organizing the Kosovo status process negotiations. These negotiations aimed to resolve a long-running dispute in Kosovo, which later declared its independence from Serbia in 2008. In October 2008, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts".[1] The Nobel statement said that Ahtisaari had played a prominent role in resolving serious and long-lasting conflicts, including ones in Namibia, Aceh (Indonesia),[2] Kosovo and Serbia, and Iraq.[3]
- ^ "The Nobel Peace Prize 2008". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ^ "Ahtisaari, Tuomioja, Haavisto weigh in on Syria" Archived 17 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine, yle.fi, 3 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ Bryant, Lisa (10 October 2008). "Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari Wins Nobel Peace Prize". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 17 November 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2008.