The Nobel Peace Prize 2008
Awarded on: 2008-10-10
"for his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts"
Martti Ahtisaari
Born: 1937-06-23 in Viipuri (now Vyborg), Finland
Gender: male
Field: President of Finland from 1994 to 2000
Biography
Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari 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.