The 2006 Nobel season started

This year's Nobel season opened with the announcement of the Medical Prize winner on October 2, and ended with the October 13 Peace Prize. In which former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari is a bright candidate.

Former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari (Photo: wikipedia) The scientific awards started for the Nobel season, with the announcement in the Swedish capital Stockholm Prize for Medicine on October 2, Physics Prize on October 3 and Chemistry Prize October 4. The Economic Prize will be announced on Monday 9-10, while the Literary Prize is often revealed traditionally just two days before publication, which will announce October 10 or 12. The Peace Prize, which ends the season on October 13, is the only award announced in Oslo (Norway), following the wishes of the founder of the noble award, Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel. In this tournament, there are 191 candidates, both individuals and international organizations.

Mr. Ahtisaari, who served as president of Finland from 1994 to 2000 and has been rumored to have won awards in the past years, is considered the top candidate of this year's Peace Prize. He served as a mediator for many peace processes, including the August 2005 Peace Agreement between the Indonesian government and the separatist movement in Aceh province, ending three decades of conflict about 15,000 dead. network.

One of the other prominent candidates is Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono due to his major role in the peace process in Aceh.

Last year's Peace Prize was given to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and its director, Mohamed ElBaradei (Egyptian).

Regarding the Literary Prize, some candidates have been rumored in Stockholm, such as American novelist Philip Roth, Israeli writer Amos Oz, Syrian poet Adonis and Peru's Mario Vargas Llosa.

The winners will receive a gold medal, a certificate and 10 million Swedish kronor (1.37 million USD). This amount will be divided equally, if many people win the same prize. The awards ceremony will be held in Stockholm and Oslo on December 10, commemorating the death of Alfred Nobel in 1896.

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