Ireland's Social Democratic and Labour Party leader John Hume pauses for a moment before his party’s annual conference in Newcastle, County Down, November 18, 2000. Hume called on the IRA to take steps to re-engage with the International Decommissioning Commission. — Reuters file pic
A consistently moderate voice during the so-called Troubles, he shared the Nobel in 1998 with David Trimble of the Ulster Unionist Party for their cross-community efforts that culminated in the landmark peace deal between Belfast, Dublin and London. The SDLP, which he helped to found in 1970, said: “We all live in the Ireland he imagined — at peace and free to decide our own destiny.”
“With his enduring sense of honour, he kept marching on against all odds towards a brighter future for all the children of Northern Ireland,” he said in a statement.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
John Hume, Northern Irish Catholic leader and Nobel Peace laureate, dies at 83 | Malay MailBELFAST, Aug 3 — John Hume, a Roman Catholic architect of Northern Ireland’s Good Friday peace agreement who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending 30 years of sectarian violence, died today at the age of 83, his SDLP party said. Hume, who is credited with kick-starting peace...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »
N. Irish Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume dies aged 83LONDON: John Hume, the Northern Irish politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998 for his pivotal role in ending decades of violence in the Briti...
Source: theSundaily - 🏆 25. / 51 Read more »
John Hume, Northern Irish Catholic leader and Nobel Peace laureate, dies at 83 | Malay MailBELFAST, Aug 3 — John Hume, a Roman Catholic architect of Northern Ireland’s Good Friday peace agreement who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending 30 years of sectarian violence, died today at the age of 83, his SDLP party said. Hume, who is credited with kick-starting peace...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »
N. Irish Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume dies aged 83LONDON: John Hume, the Northern Irish politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998 for his pivotal role in ending decades of violence in the Briti...
Source: theSundaily - 🏆 25. / 51 Read more »
US counts 61,262 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, reports Johns Hopkins | Malay MailWASHINGTON, Aug 2 — The United States counted 61,262 new coronavirus cases in the 24 hours leading up to 8:30 pm Saturday (0030 GMT Sunday), according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. It was the fifth consecutive day with more than 60,000 infections recorded, according to the...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »
Ukraine’s Covid-19 death toll could reach 4,000, health officials say | Malay MailKYIV, Aug 1 —Health officials in Ukraine, which has seen a spike in coronavirus cases this week, said today the outbreak could cause the nation’s death toll to reach 4,000, more than double the current fatalities, Interfax Ukraine news agency said. Ukraine reported a record high 1,197 new...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »