Nobel Peace Prize winner and prominent Northern Ireland politician John Hume dies, aged 83
The Nobel Peace Prize winner and prominent Northern Ireland politician John Hume has died aged 83.One of the highest-profile politicians in Northern Ireland for more than 30 years, he helped create the climate that brought an end to the Troubles.
The former SDLP leader was widely admired for his steadfast commitment to peaceful, democratic politics during three decades of violence in Northern Ireland.David Trimble; U2 singer Bono, and John Hume campaigning for the peace deal in 1998 "John Hume was a political titan; a visionary who refused to believe the future had to be the same as the past," Mr Blair said."He was insistent it was possible, tireless in pursuit of it and endlessly creative in seeking ways of making it happen."John Hume became leader of the SDLP in 1979, a post which he relinquished in November 2001"During the darkest days of paramilitary terrorism and sectarian strife, he kept hope alive.
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