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[arghton 6,745]

Thread for discussion about Martti Ahtisaari, former Finnish president (1994-2000), peace negotiator and global elder emeritus.

 

Ahtisaari is overweight and recently survived COVID-19. He or his wife Eeva have not been seen in public much since that. He's one of the five global elder emeriti along with Jimmy Carter, Desmond Tutu, Fernando Cardoso and Ela Bhatt.

[Charles De Gaulle 484]

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18 hours ago, arghton said:

Thread for discussion about Martti Ahtisaari, former Finnish president (1994-2000), peace negotiator and global elder emeritus.

 

Ahtisaari is overweight and recently survived COVID-19. He or his wife Eeva have not been seen in public much since that. He's one of the five global elder emeriti along with Jimmy Carter, Desmond Tutu, Fernando Cardoso and Ela Bhatt.

Good Thread

[Cant Wait 93]

21 hours ago, arghton said:

Thread for discussion about Martti Ahtisaari, former Finnish president (1994-2000), peace negotiator and global elder emeritus.

 

Ahtisaari is overweight and recently survived COVID-19. He or his wife Eeva have not been seen in public much since that. He's one of the five global elder emeriti along with Jimmy Carter, Desmond Tutu, Fernando Cardoso and Ela Bhatt.

Yeah it’s a good thread.

[Youth in Asia 1,087]

Yes, in my neck of the woods he is famous for his role in creating the Aceh peace settlement in 2005, bringing to an end a long-running conflict.

[Youth in Asia 1,087]

21 hours ago, arghton said:

 He's one of the five global elder emeriti along with Jimmy Carter, Desmond Tutu, Fernando Cardoso and Ela Bhatt.

 

I misread that at first and thought it said illuminati. So I was thinking, why aren't Prince Philip and Rupert Murdoch on the list?

[arghton 6,745]

Last time he was seen in public was 11 months ago:

(source: https://www.seiska.fi/Uutiset/Oma-kuski-vie-kauppaan-Koronasta-toipunut-presidentti-Martti-Ahtisaari-82-nayttaytyi-ulkona this article mentions that he doesn't drive. These pictures were taken by a paparazzi)

 

[Grim Up North 3,726]

On ‎20‎/‎01‎/‎2021 at 07:55, arghton said:

Ahtisaari is overweight

 

Either he's lost weight or you're being a bit harsh.

[arghton 6,745]

On 04/05/2021 at 16:38, Grim Up North said:

 

Either he's lost weight or you're being a bit harsh.

He has lost a lot of weight during the last 5-10 years.

[arghton 6,745]

https://www.iltalehti.fi/politiikka/a/76bbd950-ed77-4bd5-bcc7-d260e5e3d714

Diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, partly in a care home

That explains why he hasn't been seen in public for a year.

 

Both of his predecessors also had alzheimer's, Mauno Koivisto had it for 5 months before dying after a fall, Urho Kekkonen fought it for around 6-8 years or more.

[gcreptile 10,976]

15 minutes ago, arghton said:

https://www.iltalehti.fi/politiikka/a/76bbd950-ed77-4bd5-bcc7-d260e5e3d714

Diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, partly in a care home

Both of his predecessors also had alzheimer's. That explains why he hasn't been seen in public for a year.

I once picked him in one of the Scavenger Hunt Pools because he was conspiciously absent from public. So this must have been a longer issue by now.

As a Nobel Peace Prize winner, he might even be borderline DeathList worthy.

[Sean 6,329]

4 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

I once picked him in one of the Scavenger Hunt Pools because he was conspiciously absent from public. So this must have been a longer issue by now.

As a Nobel Peace Prize winner, he might even be borderline DeathList worthy.

He is Deathlist worthy.

[Sean 6,329]

More death list worthy than Bill Gates Senior ,Elizabeth Edwards ,Dai Llewellyn amongst others.

[msc 18,477]

1 minute ago, Sean said:

More death list worthy than Bill Gates Senior ,Elizabeth Edwards ,Dai Llewellyn amongst others.

 

tbf half the posters on here are more DL worthy than Dai Llewellyn.

 

But yes, Martti qualifies for sure.

[Sean 6,329]

Nobel Prize Winner and emeritus member of the elders.He will get an obituary from all the news sites and national papers and even a mention on the main news bulletins when he goes.

[arghton 6,745]

https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000008371395.html

Former first fady Eeva Ahtisaari, 85, attended Paavo Lipponen's (Prime Minister when Martti Ahtisaari was the President of Finland) 80th birthday party, Martti of course didn't. Eeva's predecessor Tellervo Koivisto, 92, widow of Mauno Koivisto was also there. Tellervo is using a rollator and Eeva A walking with a stick.

 

Eeva Ahtisaari gave a small statement on Martti's condition: "The change has come little by little, there has been time to prepare for it"

[arghton 6,745]

https://www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/b3d068bd-2b6b-4a9f-aa90-987f2c3c5a5c

Hospitalised with covid again. Not sure if he's vaccinated. 

 

"All things considered, doing well" according to the Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation. Nothing else about it yet. 

[arghton 6,745]

https://www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/860d4af0-938e-4447-9d14-66bfcaab1759

CMI Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation and the President's office both refusing to comment on Ahtisaari's condition...

[arghton 6,745]

Discharged.

[arghton 6,745]

Martti Ahtisaari didn't attend the Independence Day Church Service at Helsinki Cathedral today, too ill to attend.

However his wife former First Lady Eeva Ahtisaari was there as was her predecessor Tellervo Koivisto and Halonen & Arajärvi couple:

He hasn't made any appearances in over two years now as far as I know. 

[Grimgrass 514]

Dead

[The Daredevil 1,189]

Joseph Estrada is a must for the DL 2024 then.

[TQR 14,398]

1 hour ago, The Daredevil said:

Joseph Estrada is a must for the DL 2024 then.

Yeah. I propose a general strike if this doesn’t happen.

[arghton 6,745]

Images from the funeral

Hage Geingob, President of Namibia (82)

Eeva Ahtisaari (87)

Jakaya Kikwete, former President of Tanzania (73)

Carl Gustaf XVI King of Sweden (77)

 

Edit: Oh, and of course Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland (79) there too.

 

Standing: Tellervo Koivisto (94, former first lady and widow of Mauno Koivisto)

 

Ahtisaari's successor Halonen (not pictured) looked quite doddery there. I'm suprised Tellervo Koivisto attended as I recall she had a bad fall some years ago. Aceh rebel leader Malik Mahmud (84) was also there.