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Coverage dated October 15, 2023

Martti Ahtisaari, former Finnish president, global peace broker and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies

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Martti Ahtisaari, Finland's former president and a global peace broker who was awarded the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize for his work to resolve international conflicts, has died. The foundation he created said it was “deeply saddened by the loss of its founder.” He was 86 and had Alzheimer’s disease.

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  1. France 24

    Ahtisaari: Finnish refugee who spread peace worldwide (opens France 24)

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    Former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari, who died Monday aged 86, was a mediator who brokered peace around the globe, winning a Nobel Peace Prize for a formidable career spanning over 40 years.

  2. Green Field Reporter

    Martti Ahtisaari, former Finnish president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 86 - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    HELSINKI (AP) — Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland and global peace broker who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008 for his work to resolve international conflicts, died Monday. He was 86.

  3. WDIO Duluth

    Martti Ahtisaari, former Finnish president, global peace broker and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Martti Ahtisaari, Finland's former president and a global peace broker who was awarded the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize for his work to resolve international conflicts, has died. The foundation he created said it was “deeply saddened by the loss of its founder.” He was 86 and had Alzheimer’s disease.

  4. Daily Journal

    Martti Ahtisaari, former Finnish president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 86 (opens Daily Journal)

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    HELSINKI (AP) — Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland and global peace broker who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008 for his work to resolve international conflicts, died Monday. He was 86.

  5. New York Times

    Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Dies at 86 (opens New York Times)

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    Best known for his role in negotiations that led to independence for Namibia, he also served as president of his country.

  6. The Guardian

    Martti Ahtisaari, ex-Finland president and Nobel peace laureate, dies aged 86 (opens The Guardian)

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    Tributes paid to former leader who oversaw his country’s vote to join EU and won Nobel peace prize in 2008

  7. Los Angeles Times

    Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari dies at 86 (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Martti Ahtisaari, the former Finnish president who was awarded the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize for his work to resolve international conflicts, has died.

  8. Al Jazeera

    Finnish Nobel peace laureate Martti Ahtisaari dies at 86 (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Ahtisaari played a key role in negotiating peace in multiple countries, including Namibia, Kosovo and Indonesia.

  9. Deutsche Welle

    Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari dies at 86 – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Finland’s president from 1994 to 2000, Ahtisaari was a renowned peace mediator whose work was rewarded with the Nobel peace prize in 2008. He stepped back from public duties in 2021, suffering from Alzheimer's.

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