Hume, a Catholic, is chiefly known for being a key figure in the Northern Ireland peace process, having insisted on the importance of holding talks with republican party Sinn Féin.View on euronews
John Hume ‘made peace visible during darkest moments’
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Messages from former US president Bill Clinton, The Pope and the Dalai Llamawere read out at the funeral of John Hume.
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