Juha Christensen
NationalityFinnish
Occupation(s)Peace activist, negotiator
Known for2005 Aceh peace process

Juha Christensen is a Finnish businessman, philanthropist[1] and negotiator who played an instrumental role in the 2005 Aceh peace process.[2][3][4]

Life

Christensen is a former pharmaceutical executive.[3] Before becoming involved in the Aceh peace process, he had lived for several decades in Indonesia,[5][6][7] and spoke Indonesian fluently.[8]

Involvement in Aceh peace process

In June 2003 and acting on his own initiative, Christensen went to Stockholm where he initiated discussions with leaders of the Free Aceh Movement.[9][7] In February 2004 Christensen contacted Martti Ahtisaari, the former President of Finland, who he knew personally,[10] to become involved in peace negotiations.[9] Christensen was also able to connect another old friend, Farid Husain,[11] then the Indonesian Minister of Health, with Ahtisaari and the Finnish CMI (Crisis Management Initiative). Christensen was an active participant in the peace negotiations.[5][8] As a result of the negotiations that followed, a peace agreement between the parties in conflict was signed in Helsinki on 15 August 2005.[12][13]

Following the peace agreement, Christensen was a special adviser to the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) until 2006.[14]

In 2015, Christensen negotiated the surrender and disarming of Din Minimi,[15][16] a former GAM militant, and 30 of his followers east of Banda Aceh.[17][18][19][20]

As of 2017, Christensen is the general manager of Pacta (Architecture Peace and Conflict Transformation Alliance), a Finnish peace organization that he co-founded.[21][14]

Christensen was invited to join the Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council as a founding member.[22][23]

References

  1. ↑ Farid Husain; Salim Shahab (journalist.) (2007). To See the Unseen: Scenes Behind the Aceh Peace Treaty. Health & Hospital Indonesia. ISBN 978-979-15936-0-1.
  2. ↑ Post, The Jakarta. "Juha Christensen: Committed to peace".
  3. 1 2 Natalie Ralph (25 September 2015). Peacemaking and the Extractive Industries: Towards a Framework for Corporate Peace. Greenleaf Publishing. pp. 220–. ISBN 978-1-78353-247-6.
  4. ↑ Jacob Bercovitch; Kwei-Bo Huang; Chung-Chian Teng (28 August 2008). Conflict Management, Security and Intervention in East Asia: Third-party Mediation in Regional Conflict. Routledge. pp. 308–. ISBN 978-1-134-14101-2.
  5. 1 2 Sumit Ganguly; Andrew Scobell; Joseph Liow (4 December 2009). The Routledge Handbook of Asian Security Studies. Taylor & Francis. pp. 398–. ISBN 978-1-135-22961-0.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-29. Retrieved 2017-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. 1 2 Malin Akebo (10 November 2016). Ceasefire Agreements and Peace Processes: A Comparative Study. Taylor & Francis. pp. 118–. ISBN 978-1-317-20412-1.
  8. 1 2 Katri Merikallio; Tapani Ruokanen (15 October 2015). The Mediator: A Biography of Martti Ahtisaari. Hurst. pp. 295–. ISBN 978-0-19-061313-6.
  9. 1 2 Martina Klimesova (30 November 2015). Using Carrots to Bring Peace?: Negotiation and Third Party Involvement. World Scientific. pp. 165–. ISBN 978-981-4699-12-9.
  10. ↑ Peng Er Lam (2 June 2009). Japan's Peace-Building Diplomacy in Asia: Seeking a More Active Political Role. Routledge. pp. 138–. ISBN 978-1-134-12506-7.
  11. ↑ Antje Missbach (19 September 2011). Separatist Conflict in Indonesia: The long-distance politics of the Acehnese diaspora. Taylor & Francis. pp. 230–. ISBN 978-1-136-63108-5.
  12. ↑ Sille Stidsen (1 July 2006). The Indigenous World 2006. IWGIA. pp. 308–. ISBN 978-87-91563-18-8.
  13. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2012-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. 1 2 "Team - Pacta".
  15. ↑ "Din Minimi, Most-wanted Aceh insurgent 'Agreed to Surrender after Jokowi Vowed Amnesty'". globejournal.com. 27 January 2020.
  16. ↑ "Amnesti Terhadap Din Minimi Masih Akan Dilaporkan ke Presiden".
  17. ↑ "Kisah Negosiator Finlandia Penghubung Kepala BIN-Din Minimi".
  18. ↑ "Din Minimi, Band of Acehnese Militants Surrender to Indonesia".
  19. ↑ "Salainen operaatio viidakossa – suomalaisvälittäjä sai aseet pois vastarintaryhmältä Indonesiassa". 18 January 2016.
  20. ↑ Tempo.Co (28 January 2016). "Diprotes, Sutiyoso: Amnesti Din Minimi Tetap Diproses".
  21. ↑ Bersama, PT Jaring News Media. "Juha Christensen: Penyelesaian Konflik di Papua Lebih Kompleks - Jaring News".
  22. ↑ "Pacta News - Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council established – PACTA General Manager, Juha Christensen, a Founding Member".
  23. ↑ "Mr. Juha Christensen - Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council".
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