Martti Ahtisaari

@Former President of Finland, Birthday and Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari is a Finnish politician and former President of Finland Cancer Celebrities Nobel Peace Prize Finnish Peace Activists Leaders Political Leaders Presidents Diplomats Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari is a Finnish politician and former President of Finland. He also worked as a U.N. diplomat and mediator and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008 for bringing peace to many parts of this world through negotiations and dialogue. He was born in Finland, displaced from his birthplace during childhood by Russians soldiers, moved from one place to another and finally settled in Oulu with his mother. After graduation he joined the Government of Finland and was involved in bringing conflicting nations to the negotiating table in a several countries as a representative of Finland and the United Nations. Ultimately he became the President of Finland and brought back Finland from sheer economic destruction by joining the European Union. His childhood experiences taught him that mankind can live only when peace prevails everywhere and this is what he set out to do with quite a great degree of success. Along with his native tongue Finnish, he speaks English, German, French and Swedish. He contributed to the achievement of independence for Namibia and Kosovo, worked for the United Nations in many positions and held very important positions in many international organizations.

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Birthday: June 23, 1937 Nationality: Finns Famous: Former President of Finland, Nobel Peace Prize, Peace Activists, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents, Diplomats Spouses: Eeva Ahtisaari Known as: Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari Childrens: Marko Ahtisaari Universities: University of Oulu Information Detail Birthday June 23, 1937 Nationality Finns Famous Former President of Finland, Nobel Peace Prize, Peace Activists, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents, Diplomats Spouses Eeva Ahtisaari Known as Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari Childrens Marko Ahtisaari Universities University of Oulu Founder / Co-Founder Crisis Management Initiative Birth Place Viipuri, Finland (now Vyborg, Russia) Religion Lutheranism Gender Male Father Oiva Ahtisaari Mother Tyyne Ahtisaari Sun Sign Cancer Born in Viipuri, Finland (now Vyborg, Russia) Famous as Former President of Finland

Viipuri, Finland (now Vyborg, Russia)

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In 1968 Martti Ahtisaari married Eeva Irmeli Hyvarinen and had a son Marko Ahtisaari who became a famous producer and musician later. Unsplash Personal Life

Martti Ahtisaari was born on June 23, 1937 in Viipuri, Finland, which is presently in Russia and known as Vyborg. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

His father, Oiva Ahtisaari (his grandfather Julius Marenius Adolfsen immigrated to Finland with his family from Tistedalen, Norway in 1872), became a Finnish Citizen in 1929 and changed his surname from Adolfsen to Ahtisaari. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

His mother was Tyyne Ahtisaari who moved to Kuopio from Viipuri with her son to escape from the Second World War when his father was called to the front. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He spent a big part of his childhood in Kuopio and attended the Kuopion Lyseo high school. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He moved with his family to Oulu in 1952, continued his high school education and graduated the same year. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Martti Ahtisaari moved to Karachi, Pakistan, as the head of physical education training program conducted by YMCA where his job was managing the student’s home and training the teachers. Unsplash Career

In 1963 he returned to Finland and got involved with non-governmental organizations which provided aid to developing countries. Unsplash Career

He joined the ‘Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland’ in 1965 as a member of the ‘Bureau for International Development Aid’ and became its assistant head later. Unsplash Career

He represented Finland in Namibia from 1977 to 1981 as the ‘United Nations Commissioner for Namibia’. He helped Namibia to get its independence from South Africa. Unsplash Career

Ahtisaari was sent to Namibia in April 1989 as the head of UNTAG or ‘United Nations Transition Assistance Group. Unsplash Career

Martti Ahtisaari received the Nobel Peace Prize in October 2008 for his efforts in resolving conflicts in Namibia, Indonesia, Aceh, Iraq, Kosovo and many other countries. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

He has received several awards from various countries and organizations for his efforts and contribution to freedom and peace. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

Information	Detail
Birthday	June 23, 1937
Nationality	Finns
Famous	Former President of Finland, Nobel Peace Prize, Peace Activists, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents, Diplomats
Spouses	Eeva Ahtisaari
Known as	Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari
Childrens	Marko Ahtisaari
Universities	University of Oulu
Founder / Co-Founder	Crisis Management Initiative
Birth Place	Viipuri, Finland (now Vyborg, Russia)
Religion	Lutheranism
Gender	Male
Father	Oiva Ahtisaari
Mother	Tyyne Ahtisaari
Sun Sign	Cancer
Born in	Viipuri, Finland (now Vyborg, Russia)
Famous as	Former President of Finland

Martti Ahtisaari

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Jun 23, 1937

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Viipuri, Finland (now Vyborg, Russia)