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Former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari passed away at the age of 86 on Monday, October 16, at 6:40 a.m. in Helsinki.
Ahttisari had a long career as an international peace broker to resolve international conflicts, including Kosovo, Iraq, Namibia and Indonesia.
Born on June 23, 1937, Martti Ahtisaari was a Finnish politician and well-known mediator.
Ahtisaari was president of Finland (1994–2000).
Acknowledging his successful career in his mediation missions, Ahtisaari was appointed as the UN Special Envoy for the future status of Kosovo.
On July 24, 2006, the UN Secretary-General's special appointee, Martti Ahtisaari, successfully brought the key leaders of Kosovo and Serbia to the table at the first high-level meeting on the Kosovo status process in Vienna. , also called "meeting of elephants".
While the parties detailed their positions, the meeting was hailed as a success in the sense that it brought together the main leaders of Pristina and Belgrade for the first time in one place.
In 2007 Ahtisaari made a proposal - accepted by Kosovo, but rejected by Serbia, this plan was crowned with the declaration of Kosovo's independence in 2008.
In 2008 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to resolve international conflicts.
Born in Viipuri, Finland, Ahtisaari moved with the rest of his family when the city surrendered to the Soviet Union in 1940 after the Russo-Finnish War.
His family moved first to Kuopio in south-central Finland and later to the northwest to Oulu.
Ahtisaari graduated from the University of Oulu in 1959 and in the early 1960s worked in Pakistan on an educational project for the Swedish International Development Agency.
He returned to Finland and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1965; eight years later he was appointed ambassador to Tanzania, a post he held until 1976.
He was also posted (1975–76) to Zambia, Somalia and Mozambique.
Ahtisaari advanced his diplomatic skills as United Nations commissioner for Namibia (1977–81), a country torn by internal strife.
He continued to represent Namibia as a delegate during the 1980s while serving in several Finnish Foreign Ministry posts and headed the UN team overseeing Namibia's transition to independence (1989–90).
In addition, Ahtisaari was an important figure in the peace talks in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–93).
In 1994 Ahtisaari was a candidate for the Finnish presidency, and his vision of Finland as an active participant in international affairs helped him win the election.
Ahtisaari sought his country's entry into the European Union, and in the first half of 1999, Finland took over the EU's next presidency.
Among other things, in 2007–2008 he helped organize and mediate the Helsinki talks between Iraqi Sunni and Shia Muslims.
In 2021, it was announced that Ahtisaari was suffering from advanced Alzheimer's disease.
In addition to the Nobel Prize, Ahtisaari also received other prizes./Kosovapress.
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