Former president of Finland and Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari he died this monday 86 years The Office of the President of Finland reported that he arrived in Helsinki after a long illness.
Ahtisaari, who survived the virus twice COVID-19Suffering for years memory disorders He retired from public life after a long career as a politician, diplomat and peace mediator.
The current president of Finland is Sauli Niinistö, In a statement, he expressed his condolences and emphasized the extraordinary role Ahtisaari played in the Scandinavian country’s recent history.
“Martti Ahtisaari believed humanity, civilization And goodness and he lived a wonderful and extraordinary life. He was president at a time of change that brought Finland into the global era of the European Union,” said Niinistö.
born in 1937Ahtisaari was awarded 2008 Nobel Peace Prize For his “significant efforts over more than thirty years on different continents to resolve international conflicts”, as emphasized by the Oslo Nobel Committee.
The Finnish diplomat played an important role in numerous international mediations, especially those that led to the country’s independence. Namibia in 1990 and Kosovo In the peace agreement between the Indonesian Government and Indonesia in 2008 separatist guerrilla In Aceh in 2005.
Who was Ahtisaari? President of Finland from 1994 to 2000also belonged to the so-called group “old people” (Los Mayores), an international organization of leaders defending peace and human rights Nelson Mandela, Kofi Annan, Jimmy Carter and Aung San Suu Kyiamong others.
After completing his term as president, Ahtisaari resigned from running for re-election and was established in 2000 Crisis Mediation Initiative (CMI) is an NGO dedicated to resolving conflicts through mediation and dialogue.