John Hume

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John Hume was a Northern Irish nationalist politician and key architect of the peace process, widely recognized for his leadership in advocating non-violence and power-sharing, which earned him the Nobel Peace Prize.

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instanceOf Irish nationalist
human
peace activist
politician
advocated constitutional nationalism
non-violent political methods
awardReceived Gandhi Peace Award
surface form: Gandhi Peace Prize

Martin Luther King Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize
The Order of the Companions of Honour
surface form: Order of the Companions of Honour
coFounderOf Social Democratic and Labour Party
constituencyRepresented Foyle
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1937-01-18
dateOfDeath 2020-08-03
educatedAt Maynooth College
St Columb's College
endTime 2001
ethnicGroup Irish
familyName David Hume
surface form: Hume
fullName John Hume self-link
givenName John
knownFor Good Friday Agreement NERFINISHED
Hume–Adams talks
memberOfPoliticalParty Social Democratic and Labour Party
NobelPeacePrizeFor efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland
NobelPeacePrizeYear 1998
notableFor Northern Ireland peace process
advocacy of non-violence
support for power-sharing
occupation credit union organizer
teacher
placeOfBirth Derry NERFINISHED
Northern Ireland
placeOfDeath Derry NERFINISHED
Northern Ireland
politicalIdeology Irish nationalism
social democracy
positionHeld Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party
Member of the European Parliament
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
regionOfActivity Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Derry NERFINISHED
sharedNobelPeacePrizeWith David Trimble
spouse Pat Hume
startTime 1979
supportedAgreement Good Friday Agreement NERFINISHED

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