Martti Ahtisaari

Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari (born the June 23rd 1937 with Viipuri in Karelia, annexed to the Russia by Stalin) is a diplomat and a Finnish political personality. He was president of the Finnish Republic of 1994 to 2000. Diplomat of the the United Nations, it is known for his actions and his mediations in favor of the international Paix.

Youth

Martti Ahtisaari was born in Viipuri in Karelia (Finnish name of current the Vyborg in Russia) from a father originating in the south in the Norway which chooses Finnish nationality in 1929.

During the War of Winter and the military engagement of her father as mechanic, his mother and move to him upon Kuopio to move away from the face. In 1952, its family settles with Oulu where it completes studies to become primary schoolteacher in 1959.

Member of YMCA, it deals with 1960 with 1963 of the courses of physical education in an establishment of association with Karachi with the Pakistan.

Of return in Finland in 1963, he teaches with Helsinki very as a militant in organizations of assistance to the developing countries. In 1965, it joined the Office of the development assistance within the Finnish ministry of the Foreign affairs.

Diplomatic career

In 1973, the president Urho Kekkonen names Ahtisaari ambassador of Finland in Tanzania, also representative of his country in Somalia, with the Mozambique and in Zambia. Of 1973 with 1977, it ties with Dar Es Salaam contacts with SWAPO, organization independence of the South-western African (future Namibia). From 1977 to 1981, it is thus named Commissaire of the United Nations for Namibia, territory managed by the South Africa and whose UNO wants independence. At the same time, it is also used as Representative of the General secretary in Namibia in 1978. It moves in then with its family with New York where the seat of the United Nations is.

General under-secretary of the United Nations for the Administration of 1987 with 1991, he remains special representative of the General secretary for Namibia. He takes part in work between UNO, the SWAPO and driving OAU with the independence of this country in 1990.

In March 1989, Ahtisaari is sent in Namibia with 8.000 blue helmets and civilians charged to organize the transition towards independence and the first free elections in November 1989. For this reason, it was named honorary Namibian citizen.

In 1991, it is selected to become Foreign Minister in Finland. It takes part nevertheless in the mediations of UNO shortly after the war of the Gulf. Its moderation would have cost him the election as General secretary of the United Nations.

President

Whereas it still takes part in the mediations during the war in Bosnia-Herzégovine, it launches out in the presidential campaign. Several Finnish political personalities then lost the confidence of the Finns victims of an economic recession. In 1993, Ahtisaari accepts the nomination of the social democrat Parti.

Its presidency starts with the division of the government coalition with the departure of the Parti the Center. The Prime Minister Esko Aho refuses the participation of the president in the foreign affairs. During the mandate of Ahtisaari (1994 - 2000), Finland adheres to the European Union. In 1999, it negotiates at the sides of the Russian Viktor Tchernomyrdine with Slobodan Milošević to put an end to the engagements in the Yugoslav province of the Kosovo.

Diplomat always

Ahtisaari is not represented in 2000 and sees Tarja Halonen succeeding to him the presidency.

It accepted from 2000 several stations in several international organizations. In 2000, for example, the British government includes it in a team charged to inspect the disarmament of the WILL GO in Northern Ireland.

The June 18th 2003, he becomes the special correspondent of the General secretary for the humanitarian crises in the Corne of Africa.

It created a Governmental organization, Crisis Management Initiative (CMI), whose mission is to help to create and develop peace in the disturbed areas. It is through CMI that it directs and concludes in August 2005 the peace negotiations in Aceh between the government Indonesia N and the Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (separatist).

In 2005, it is one of the applicants for the Nobel Prize of peace for its action in Aceh, Namibia and with Kosovo, but the price is given to the International Atomic Energy Agency and its director Mohamed El Baradei. In 2006, it forms part of the favorites again but the price falls finally to Muhammad Yunus.

The November 2nd 2005, Martti Ahtisaari is named by the the United Nations special correspondent charged to supervise the negotiations on the final status of the Kosovo. It has a door word: Remi Dourlot.

The January 26th 2007, it presents his report/ratio on the statute of Kosovo. February 4th, of the freedom fighters gather and walk a puppet to the image of the mediator of UNO.

Anecdote

The initial ones of the first names and name of Ahtisaari form the nickname “ MOCHA COFFEE ”, word Finnois which signfie “error” in Argot. Its opponents used this bringing together during the presidential election.

As for them, its partisans often use the nickname Mara .

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