{"id":1118,"date":"2020-08-03T09:50:29","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T08:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/john-hume-was-a-catalyst-for-change\/"},"modified":"2020-08-03T09:50:29","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T08:50:29","slug":"john-hume-was-a-catalyst-for-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/john-hume-was-a-catalyst-for-change\/","title":{"rendered":"John Hume was a catalyst for change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>R\u00f3is\u00edn Shortall, co-leader of the Social Democrats, has paid tribute to John Hume, who passed away earlier today.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Shortall said: \u201cJohn Hume\u2019s contribution to peace and reconciliation on the island of Ireland will be his enduring legacy. He will be remembered as a humanitarian, civil rights champion, risk taker and key architect of the Good Friday Agreement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJohn was a catalyst for change and his courage transformed the lives of the people of Northern Ireland after decades of conflict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of all my colleagues in the Social Democrats, I would like to express my deepest sympathies to his family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>August 3, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>R\u00f3is\u00edn Shortall, co-leader of the Social Democrats, has paid tribute to John Hume, who passed away earlier today. Deputy Shortall said: \u201cJohn Hume\u2019s contribution to peace and reconciliation on the island of Ireland will be his enduring legacy. 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