John Hume, N. Ireland peace broker and Nobel laureate, dies at 83
, the former Northern Ireland politician, who was awarded a Nobel Prize for his efforts to secure a peace deal in the region, has died at the age of 83.
Leaders of the two biggest parties in Northern Ireland at the time, the men were awarded for their efforts to end three decades of violence in Northern Ireland via the so-called Good Friday Agreement. Mark Durkan, a confidant of Mr Hume’s who succeeded him as SDLP leader, described the peace agreement as being based on Mr Hume’s “blueprint.”
“During the darkest days of Northern Ireland’s recent past, he won the friendship and respect of countless Americans. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the continent “has lost a great champion for peace.” Gerry Adams, the former leader of Sinn Fein, the political party previously linked to the Irish Republican Army , said that Mr Hume played a key role in persuading armed factions to agree to ceasefires.
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