Ahtisaari receives Nobel Peace Prize

Martti Ahtisaari has received the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize for mediating in some of the world’s thorniest conflicts.

Wed, 10 Dec, 2008 - 13:43

Martti Ahtisaari has received the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize for mediating in some of the world’s thorniest conflicts.

The 71-year-old former Finnish president accepted the award from the Norwegian Nobel Committee chairman Ole Danbolt Mjoes at a ceremony in Oslo.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: OsloPlace: NamibiaPlace: KosovoPlace: IndonesiaPlace: FinlandPlace: Stockholm, SwedenPerson: AhtisaariPerson: Martti AhtisaariPerson: Ole Danbolt MjoesOrganisation: Norwegian Nobel CommitteeOrganisation: Crisis Management Initiative
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