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”
1. Tony Blair honoured for Northern Ireland peace commitment
Former SDLP leader John Hume, left and rockstar Bono arrive at Dublin Castle for a gala dinner which forms part of a series of events to mark the 10th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. Photo: PA Archive
2. John Hume death
The Dalai Lama (left) meeting with fellow Nobel peace laureate John Hume, the former SDLP leader has died at the age of 83. Photo: PA Wire
3. Ulster MPs hunger strike
Ulster MPs continuing their hunger strike in Downing Street, left to right: John Hume, Bernadette Devlin, Frank McManus and Austin Currie. Photo: PA Archive
4. SDLP Press Conference - Euro Elections
Former SDLP leader and MEP John Hume (right), with SDLP European election candidate Martin Morgan (centre), and party leader Mark Durkan at a party press conference in Belfast. Photo: PA Archive