Editing David Trimble (section)

==Honours==

[[File:1933 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Norman Angell.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Nobel Peace Prize]]]]
In October 1998, Trimble and John Hume were awarded the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] for their efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland.<ref name="autogenerated1998">{{Cite web |url=http://www.boes.org/coop/lmines/nobel98.html |title=Nobel Peace Prize 1998, John Hume and David Trimble |publisher=Boes.org |access-date=30 June 2010 |archive-date=15 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015091723/http://boes.org/coop/lmines/nobel98.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Nobel Institute]] noted: <blockquote>As the leader of the traditionally predominant party in Northern Ireland, David Trimble showed great political courage when, at a critical stage of the process, he advocated solutions which led to the [Belfast (Good Friday)] peace agreement.<ref name="autogenerated1998"/></blockquote>

At a ceremony in Paris on 8 December 1999, Trimble was appointed an Officier in the [[Légion d'Honneur]] by the French Government.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/french-elevate-trimble-to-living-elite-with-the-legion-dhonneur-739941.html |title=French elevate Trimble to 'living elite' with the Legion d'honneur |date=9 December 1999 |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |location=London |access-date=24 March 2020 |archive-date=10 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810173533/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/french-elevate-trimble-to-living-elite-with-the-legion-dhonneur-739941.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2002, Trimble was awarded the [[Golden Plate Award]] of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement| url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#public-service| website=achievement.org| access-date=20 April 2020| archive-date=15 December 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215023909/https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#public-service| url-status=live}}</ref>