Mr. Hume, a founder member and former leader of the SDLP was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 1998 after the ratification of the Belfast Agreement.
SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood, said Mr. Hume’s passing was a “loss of the 20th century”.
US President Bill Clinton called him ‘Ireland’s Martin Luther King’ while First Minister Arlene Foster described him as “a giant in Irish nationalism”
21. Politics - SDLP Press Conference - Smithfield, London
A Social Democratic and Labour Party press conference at the Tribine offices in Smithfield. (l-r) Austin Currie MP, Gerry Fitt MP, John Hume MP, Ivan Cooper MP and Paddy O'Hanlon. Behind them is Edward McGrady (left) and Paddy Devlin MP. Photo: PA Archive
22. Ulster Hume
Nobel Laureate John Hume M.P. with Londonderry city in the background, before Londonderry City Council honour the SDLP leader Hume by giving him the freedom of the city. Photo: PA Archive
23. ULSTER John Hume speech
S.D.L.P Leader John Hume (right) receives a standing ovation from his party colleagues at the S.D.L.P. party conference at the Canal Court Hotel Newry Photo: PA Archive
24. ULSTER Hume filer /1971
Former SDLP leader John Hume (then a Stormont MP and Civil Rights leader) adressing a Londonderry rally Photo: PA Archive