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Fri 10 Oct 2008Ahtisaari awarded 2008 Nobel peace prize
Former Finnish president and IRA weapons inspector Martti Ahtisaari has been awarded 2008 Nobel peace prize for his peace mediation work.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee said Mr Ahtisaari was being recognised "for his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts".
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