Martti Ahtisaari

Politician

Birthday June 23, 1937

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Vyborg, Finland

DEATH DATE Oct 16, 2023 (86)

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About

Politician and former member of the Social Democratic party who served as the 10th President of Finland from 1994 to 2000. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008 for his work resolving international conflicts, including that between Kosovo and Serbia.

Before Fame

He lead the YMCA's physical education training establishment in Pakistan in 1960.

Trivia

He's expressed support for Finland to join NATO.

Family Life

He had a son named Marko with his wife Eeva Hyvarinen, whom he married in 1968.

Associated With

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed him as Special Envoy to Kosovo in 2005.