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Seamus Mallon: A life in pictures

Tributes have been paid to former SDLP deputy leader and Northern Ireland deputy first minister Seamus Mallon who has died aged 83.

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Seamus Mallon with his wife Gertrude and daughter Orla after retaining his Newry and Armagh Westminster seat in 1987
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Mr Mallon was deputy first minister while Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble was first minister
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In 1999, the pair received honorary doctorates for their work in the peace process from Queen's University Belfast
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Mr Mallon was also the long-term deputy to John Hume as SDLP leader
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Seamus Mallon canvassing in Milford, County Armagh, in 1998
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US President Bill Clinton is shown the view of Belfast from the top steps of Parliament Buildings by Mr Trimble and Mr Mallon and Prime Minister Tony Blair in 1998
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Mr Mallon on the steps of Stormont in 1991
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Mr Mallon at the 1980 SDLP annual conference with Don Canning (left) and Kevin Murphy (right)
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Mr Mallon at the 2012 SDLP conference