The Nobel Peace Prize 1998
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John Hume
Prize share: 1/2
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David Trimble
Prize share: 1/2
The Nobel Peace Prize 1998 was awarded jointly to John Hume and David Trimble "for their efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland"
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