Former Finnish president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari dies

Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008 for his work to resolve international conflicts, has died aged 86.

The foundation he created for preventing and resolving violent conflicts said he had died on Monday.

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