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Hume is credited with being the thinker behind many of the recent political developments in Northern Ireland, from the power-sharing Sunningdale Agreement to the Anglo-Irish Agreement and the Belfast Agreement. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998 alongside the then-leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, David Trimble. When David Trimble became First Minister it was expected that Hume would take the role of his deputy, being leader of the second largest party, the SDLP. Instead this role was handed to Seamus Mallon, also of the SDLP. Some political journalists cited a bad working relationship between Hume and Trimble despite collecting the Nobel prize with him. On his retirement from the leadership of the SDLP in 2001 he was praised across the political divide, even by his longtime opponent, fellow MP and MEP, the Rev. Ian Paisley, although Conor Cruise O'Brien, the Irish writer and former politician was a critic of Hume, for what he perceived as Hume's anti-Protestant bias. Hume was a never a typical nationalist though and he chose to play cricket rather than Gaelic games. He was a left arm spin bowler for the City of Derry cricket team when he was the only Catholic on the side. Even during The Troubles he was still welcome at the club. He was unusual in mixing socially with middle class Protestants which helped him later. Hume holds the Tip O'Neill Chair in Peace Studies at the University of Ulster, currently funded by The Ireland Funds. During the period when he was conducting a dialogue with Sinn Féin, Hume was heavily criticised by the Irish commentator Eoghan Harris. Harris urged the Irish Government, then led by his friend John Bruton, to end all support for Hume's peace efforts. On 4 February 2004, Hume announced his complete retirement from politics, and shepherded Mark Durkan as the SDLP leader and successor. He did not contest the 2004 European election (when his seat was won by Bairbre de Brún of Sinn Féin) or the 2005 general election, in which Mark Durkan successfully held the Foyle constituency for the SDLP. Hume and his wife, Pat, continue to be active in promoting European integration, issues around global poverty and the Credit Union movement. In furtherance of his goals, he continues to speak publicly, including a visit to Seton Hall University in New Jersey in 2005, the first Summer University of Democracy of the Council of Europe (Strasbourg, 10--14 July 2006), and St Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada 18 July 2007. A recent building in the National University of Ireland, Maynooth was named after him. Hume also holds the position of Club President at his local soccer team, Derry City F.C., of whom he has been a keen supporter all his life. John Hume is a patron of the children's charity Plan Ireland. [edit]Awards Honorary D.Litt, St Thomas University, Fredericton, N.B., 2007[15] Honorary LL.D., Boston College, 1995. One of the 44 honorary doctorates Hume has been awarded. Four Freedoms, Freedom of Speech Medal Recipient, 1996 Nobel Prize for Peace (co-recipient), 1998. Martin Luther King Peace Award, 1999 International Gandhi Peace Prize, 2001. Freedom of both cities of Derry City & Cork, 2004. Gandhi, King, Ikeda Community Builders Prize, 2005 (presented by the Martin Luther King International Chapel, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia) Honorary Patron, University Philosophical Society, Trinity College Dublin. Ireland's Greatest (public poll conducted by RTE), 2010 Knight of Saint Gregory, 2012 On 22 October 2010 John Hume was announced as Ireland's greatest person. This was announced by Ryan Tubridy on The Late Late Show after a vote by RTE viewers. Hume was up against Michael Collins, Bono, James Connolly and Mary Robinson for the title

HUME - BBC Documentary on John Hume 4

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Hume is credited with being the thinker behind many of the recent political developments in Northern Ireland, from the power-sharing Sunningdale Agreement to the Anglo-Irish Agreement and the Belfast Agreement. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998 alongside the then-leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, David Trimble. When David Trimble became First Minister it was expected that Hume would take the role of his deputy, being leader of the second largest party, the SDLP. Instead this role was handed to Seamus Mallon, also of the SDLP. Some political journalists cited a bad working relationship between Hume and Trimble despite collecting the Nobel prize with him. On his retirement from the leadership of the SDLP in 2001 he was praised across the political divide, even by his longtime opponent, fellow MP and MEP, the Rev. Ian Paisley, although Conor Cruise O'Brien, the Irish writer and former politician was a critic of Hume, for what he perceived as Hume's anti-Protestant bias. Hume was a never a typical nationalist though and he chose to play cricket rather than Gaelic games. He was a left arm spin bowler for the City of Derry cricket team when he was the only Catholic on the side. Even during The Troubles he was still welcome at the club. He was unusual in mixing socially with middle class Protestants which helped him later. Hume holds the Tip O'Neill Chair in Peace Studies at the University of Ulster, currently funded by The Ireland Funds. During the period when he was conducting a dialogue with Sinn Féin, Hume was heavily criticised by the Irish commentator Eoghan Harris. Harris urged the Irish Government, then led by his friend John Bruton, to end all support for Hume's peace efforts. On 4 February 2004, Hume announced his complete retirement from politics, and shepherded Mark Durkan as the SDLP leader and successor. He did not contest the 2004 European election (when his seat was won by Bairbre de Brún of Sinn Féin) or the 2005 general election, in which Mark Durkan successfully held the Foyle constituency for the SDLP. Hume and his wife, Pat, continue to be active in promoting European integration, issues around global poverty and the Credit Union movement. In furtherance of his goals, he continues to speak publicly, including a visit to Seton Hall University in New Jersey in 2005, the first Summer University of Democracy of the Council of Europe (Strasbourg, 10--14 July 2006), and St Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada 18 July 2007. A recent building in the National University of Ireland, Maynooth was named after him. Hume also holds the position of Club President at his local soccer team, Derry City F.C., of whom he has been a keen supporter all his life. John Hume is a patron of the children's charity Plan Ireland. [edit]Awards Honorary D.Litt, St Thomas University, Fredericton, N.B., 2007[15] Honorary LL.D., Boston College, 1995. One of the 44 honorary doctorates Hume has been awarded. Four Freedoms, Freedom of Speech Medal Recipient, 1996 Nobel Prize for Peace (co-recipient), 1998. Martin Luther King Peace Award, 1999 International Gandhi Peace Prize, 2001. Freedom of both cities of Derry City & Cork, 2004. Gandhi, King, Ikeda Community Builders Prize, 2005 (presented by the Martin Luther King International Chapel, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia) Honorary Patron, University Philosophical Society, Trinity College Dublin. Ireland's Greatest (public poll conducted by RTE), 2010 Knight of Saint Gregory, 2012 On 22 October 2010 John Hume was announced as Ireland's greatest person. This was announced by Ryan Tubridy on The Late Late Show after a vote by RTE viewers. Hume was up against Michael Collins, Bono, James Connolly and Mary Robinson for the title