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John Hume, the former leader of the SDLP and Nobel Peace Prize winner has died.
Mr Hume is understood to have passed away in the early hours of Monday morning.
He was instrumental in brokering the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 and was a prominent leader in the Civil Rights movement.
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