Martti Ahtisaari wins Nobel Prize

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(CNN) ? Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, a mediator in conflicts around the world, has won the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday.

?Ahtisaari is an outstanding international mediator,? a committee spokesman said in announcing his win. ?Through his untiring efforts and good results, he has shown what role mediation of various kinds can play in the resolution of international conflicts.?

The committee cited Ahtisaari?s ?significant? part in establishing Namibia?s independence and his ?central? role to solving the question of the Indonesian province of Aceh (AH-cheh) in 2005.

[jarmo]

That's pretty cool. 





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[jazjme]

yes good stuff!