John Hume
See also: Hume
John Hume (born the January 18th 1937) is a Politician north-Irish founding member of the Social Democratic and Labor Party (Left social democrat and Labor) of Northern Ireland, generally considered as the party of the catholic minority.
It was rewarded for the Nobel Prize of peace in 1998, price shared with David Trimble, at that time chief of the party Ulster Unionist Party. It takes part in the development of the Accord of the Good Friday. He is regarded as one of the most important figures of the history of Northern Ireland.
Since 1983, it is one of the 18 deputies north-Irish who sit at London, to the House of Commons. He is appointed district of Foyle (town of Londonderry) where he was re-elected at the time of the legislative elections of 2001 with 24.538 votes (50,20%).
He one of the 3 was also appointed European of Northern Ireland.
The February 4th 2004, John Hume announced his complete withdrawal of the political life.
The November 30th 2007, it received the badges of honorary doctor of the Université Rennes 2 High Brittany.
Zh-min-nan: John Hume
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