John Hume
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John Hume was a prominent Irish politician from Northern Ireland who played a crucial role in the peace process that ended decades of violent conflict in the region. His efforts to promote dialogue and reconciliation between different communities in Northern Ireland made him one of the most influential political figures in resolving one of Europe's most intractable conflicts.
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- Born
- 1937-01-18
- Died
- 2020-08-03
- Works
- 17
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- I've been shooting in the dark too long
- Abolitionists
- Art of Investing
- Britain & Ireland
- 1,000 Years of Scottish Churches
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John Hume (18 January 1937 – 3 August 2020) was an Irish nationalist politician in Northern Ireland and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. A founder and leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, Hume served in the Parliament of Northern Ireland; the Northern Ireland Assembly including, in 1974, its first power-sharing executive; the European Parliament and the United Kingdom Parliament. Seeking an accommodation between Irish nationalism and Ulster unionism, and soliciting American support, he was both critical of British government policy in Northern Ireland and opposed to the republican embrace of "armed struggle". In their 1998 citation, the Norwegian Nobel Committee recognised Hume as an architect of the Good Friday Agreement. For his own part, Hume wished to be remembered as having been, in his earlier years, a pioneer of the credit union movement.
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1937 births2020 deathsAlumni of St Patrick's College, MaynoothDeaths from Alzheimer's disease in the United KingdomDeaths from dementia in Northern IrelandExecutive ministers of the 1974 Northern Ireland AssemblyIndependent members of the House of Commons of Northern IrelandIrish co-operative organisersIrish Nobel laureatesKnights Commander of the Order of St Gregory the GreatLeaders of the Social Democratic and Labour Party