Martti Ahtisaari was born on 23 June 1937 in Vyborg. A Finnish diplomat and politician, Ahtisaari served as the tenth President of Finland from 1994 to 2000. Before that he had a long career at the United Nations, including leading the transition of Namibia to independence in 1989-90. After leaving office he mediated peace negotiations in Kosovo, Aceh in Indonesia and Northern Ireland, where he helped to oversee the decommissioning of IRA weapons. He founded the Crisis Management Initiative, and he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008 for his efforts to resolve international conflicts.
Before and after
- 28 May 1937Construction of Golden Gate Bridge
- 1 June 1937Birth of Morgan Freeman
- 4 June 1937Battle of Pochonbo
- 13 June 1937Construction of Stade Vélodrome
- 23 June 1937Birth of Martti Ahtisaari
- from July 1937 to April 1945Construction of Buchenwald concentration camp
- from 7 July 1937 to 9 September 1945Second Sino-Japanese War
- from 7 July 1937 to 9 July 1937Marco Polo Bridge incident
- 20 July 1937Death of Guglielmo Marconi
More in Wars, politics & history
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- 4 June 1917Pulitzer Prize
- 1919Paris Peace Conference
- 30 September 1938Munich agreement
- from 1 September 1939 to 6 October 19391939 Invasion of Poland
- from 7 December 1941 to 2 September 1945Pacific War
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