A Peacemaker Remembered

by Oui Mon Aug 3rd, 2020 at 01:18:39 PM EST

`I never thought in terms of being a leader. I thought very simply in terms of helping people'.

Nobel Laureate and former SDLP Leader John Hume passed away last night. We all live in the Ireland he imagined - at peace and free to decide our own destiny.

Thank you, John. pic.twitter.com/0yO5KWaTv7
— Social Democratic and Labour Party (@SDLPlive) August 3, 2020

John Hume: Origin of a Derry Icon 1960-1974

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Sinn Fein President extends condolences on the passing of John Hume | Derry Journal |
The Sinn Fein President added: "John leaves a lasting legacy and the international and national esteem in which he is held is immense. There is no better example of that than his receipt of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize.
"Ní bheidh a leithéid ann arís.
"Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis."

John Hume, the man, the legend and Ireland's greatest!#RIPJohnHume #ThankYouJohnHume pic.twitter.com/J6bJBQlt9l
— Derry Journal (@derryjournal) August 3, 2020

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— Derry Journal (@derryjournal) August 3, 2020

John Hume's legacy: Stubborn figure transformed the relationship between Britain and Ireland [_link]
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) August 3, 2020

John Hume obituary: There may never be another leader who captures the hopes of Northern Catholics across the widest range and shows them to the world in the best possible light, as he did for 30 years. [_link]
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) August 3, 2020