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'''Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari''' (born on June 23, 1937) is a Finnish diplomat and the former President of [[Finland]].
Martti Ahtisaari ran for presidency as the candidate of the [[social democracy|Social Democratic Party]] of Finland in 1994 and was elected as the President of Finland. He did not run for a second term and was succeeded by another SDP candidate, [[Tarja Halonen]].
During his long diplomatic career Ahtisaari has worked as the Finnish Ambassador to several African countries ([[Tanzania]], [[Mozambique]], [[Somalia]] and [[Zambia]]), as a UN Special Representative to [[Namibia]], and as an international peacemaker in [[Northern Ireland]], [[Indonesia]], and [[Kosovo]]. In October 10, 2008, Ahtisaari was awarded the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] for his longstanding efforts in resolving international conflicts.
[[Category:Presidents of Finland]]
[[Category:Nobel Laureates in Peace]]
[[Category:Diplomats]]
Martti Ahtisaari ran for presidency as the candidate of the [[social democracy|Social Democratic Party]] of Finland in 1994 and was elected as the President of Finland. He did not run for a second term and was succeeded by another SDP candidate, [[Tarja Halonen]].
During his long diplomatic career Ahtisaari has worked as the Finnish Ambassador to several African countries ([[Tanzania]], [[Mozambique]], [[Somalia]] and [[Zambia]]), as a UN Special Representative to [[Namibia]], and as an international peacemaker in [[Northern Ireland]], [[Indonesia]], and [[Kosovo]]. In October 10, 2008, Ahtisaari was awarded the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] for his longstanding efforts in resolving international conflicts.
[[Category:Presidents of Finland]]
[[Category:Nobel Laureates in Peace]]
[[Category:Diplomats]]