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Preparations underway in Derry for John Hume's funeral

Rebecca Noonan
Rebecca Noonan

07:36 4 Aug 2020


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Preparations are under way in Derry for tomorrow's funeral of Nobel Peace laureate and former SDLP leader John Hume, who died yesterday aged 83.

Tributes have been paid by world leaders past and present, for the role he played in Northern Ireland's peace process and civil rights movement.

Former US President, Bill Clinton, who helped restart the north's previously stalled peace process, says John Hume led by example:

Preparations underway in Derry for John Hume's funeral

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