Published Date:
11 October 2008
FINLAND'S former president Martti Ahtisaari won the Nobel Peace Prize yesterday for a decades-long career of peacemaking around the globe, from Namibia to Kosovo.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee chose Mr Ahtisaari to receive the £824,557 prize from a field of 197 candidates.
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Last Updated:
10 October 2008 9:55 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
Nobel prizes
