Martti Ahtisaari

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Martti Ahtisaari (1937- ) is a Finnish statesman and was President of Finland from 1994 until 2000. In addition to his life as a politician Ahtisaari has had a long history of peace negotiation, having represented the United Nations as a mediator since the 1970's. In 2008 Ahtisaari received the Nobel Peace Prize "for his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts".[1]

Early Life

Ahtisaari, born June 23 1937, first trained to be a primary school teacher before joining the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland in 1965.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Nobelprize.org - 2008 resipient
  2. ↑ BBC - Profile: Martti Ahtisaari
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