Family of John Hume to donate his peace prizes to go on public display in Derry
Former SDLP leader was the only person to receive three of the world s most prestigious accolades
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John Hume s family have decided to donate his major peace prizes to the people of Derry.
Mr Hume s wife Pat and other members of the Hume family will meet with Mayor Brian Tierney at the Guildhall this morning to announce their intention to donate the Nobel Peace Prize, the Martin Luther King Jnr Non-Violent Prize and Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize to be put on public display in Derry.
Hume family donate late leader s peace awards to Derry John Hume was presented with the Nobel Peace Prize along with then Ulster Unionist leader, David Trimble in 1998. Picture by AP Photo/Bjoern Sigurdsoen. Seamus McKinney 28 May, 2021 01:00
The three world peace prizes presented to the late John Hume - pictured with his wife, Pat - will be donated to the people of Derry later today
THE family of the late John Hume are to donate his three world peace prizes to the people of Derry.
The former SDLP leader s Nobel Peace Prize, Martin Luther King Award and Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize will be presented to mayor Brian Tierney today.
The family of the late John Hume will donate his three peace prizes - the Nobel Peace Prize, the Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize, and the Martin Luther King Jnr. Nonviolent Peace Prize - to the people of Derry. The Derry native is the only person to have won all three awards.
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