Former Finnish Leader Wins Nobel Peace Prize
The winner of this year’s Nobel Prize for the peace was somewhat of a surprise; instead of a human rights activist, the prize went to former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, the Nobel organization announced on Friday.
“Ahtisaari is an outstanding international mediator,” said Ole Danbolt Mjoes, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
“Through his untiring efforts and good results, he has shown what role mediation of various kinds can play in the resolution of international conflicts.”
The committee cited Ahtisaari’s “significant” role in establishing Namibia’s independence and his “central” role in solving the problem Indonesia had with its province of Aceh in 2005.
He also worked to find solutions for Kosovo’s and Iraq’s problems.
Last year’s winner of the Nobel peace Prize was former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. Many experts thought that a human rights activist would win the Nobel Prize this year, but the committee preferred yet another former politician.
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