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John Hume (SDLP), Nobel laureate, dies at age 83.
Another peaceful warrior who left the world better than he found it.
https://www.rte.ie/news/video/2020/0803/1157098-john-hume-dies/
The civil rights activist, politician and peacemaker John Hume has died at the age of 83.
He was regarded as one of the most important figures in recent Irish political history and a key architect of the peace process.
Our Northern Editor Tommie Gorman looks back now on the life and achievements of the former SDLP leader and Nobel laureate.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0803/1157065-john-hume-dies/