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Born January 18, 1937 • Londonderry • Northern Ireland
Died August 3, 2020 (aged 83) • Londonderry • Northern Ireland
Title / Office assembly (1998-2000), Northern Ireland • parliament (1983-2005), United Kingdom
Political Affiliation Social Democratic Labour Party
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1998)

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