Ahtisaari

[ ah-tee-sahr-ee ]

noun

1. Mart·ti [mahr, -ti], 1938–2023, president of Finland 1994–2000.

Example Sentences

In cold weather, hundreds of people lined up along the route from the cathedral through downtown Helsinki to the city’s Hietaniemi cemetery where Ahtisaari was laid to rest among other Finnish presidents.

From Washington Times

Ahtisaari, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008, died Oct.

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“The work President Ahtisaari did in Indonesia, Kosovo, Namibia and many other places has left its mark on the lives of numerous people,” he said at the end of the church ceremony, which included wreath laying and music by Finland’s most famous classical composer, Jean Sibelius.

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Ahtisaari helped reach peace accords related to Serbia’s withdrawal from Kosovo in the late 1990s, Namibia’s bid for independence in the 1980s, and autonomy for Aceh province in Indonesia in 2005.

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In May 2017, Ahtisaari stepped down as chairman but said he would continue working with the organization as an adviser.

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