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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.
John Hume s trilogy of international peace prizes gift to his beloved city
Special handing-over ceremony held in Guildhall
Pat Hume and her family handing over her late husbands international peace prizes to Mayor Brian Tierney.
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The three major international peace prizes awarded to the late John Hume have been gifted by his family to the people of his beloved city.
Mr Hume, a founding member and former leader of the SDLP, is the only person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, the Martin Luther King Jnr Non-Violent Prize and the Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize.
He died in August last year, aged 83.