Ivan Cooper

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Ivan Cooper was a Northern Irish civil rights leader and politician known for his prominent role in the early Social Democratic and Labour Party and in organizing peaceful protests during the Troubles.

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instanceOf Northern Irish politician
civil rights activist
human
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1944-01-05
dateOfDeath 2019-06-26
ethnicGroup Irish
familyName Cooper NERFINISHED
givenName Ivan NERFINISHED
hasChild one daughter
one son
ideology non-violent civil rights activism
knownFor advocacy of non-violence during the Troubles
cross-community political work between Catholics and Protestants
organizing the 30 January 1972 civil rights march in Derry
languageSpoken English
memberOf Social Democratic and Labour Party NERFINISHED
movement Northern Ireland civil rights movement NERFINISHED
Social Democratic and Labour Party NERFINISHED
name Ivan Cooper NERFINISHED
notableFor Northern Ireland civil rights movement NERFINISHED
organizing peaceful protests during the Troubles
role in the early Social Democratic and Labour Party
placeOfBirth Claudy NERFINISHED
County Londonderry NERFINISHED
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath County Londonderry NERFINISHED
Derry NERFINISHED
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment Irish nationalism
social democracy
portrayedBy James Nesbitt NERFINISHED
portrayedIn Bloody Sunday (2002 film) NERFINISHED
positionHeld Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (1973–1974)
Member of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention
Member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland for Foyle
Member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland for Mid-Londonderry
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
residence County Londonderry NERFINISHED
Derry NERFINISHED
spouse Frances Cooper NERFINISHED
workLocation Derry NERFINISHED
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED

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SDLP foundedBy Ivan Cooper
James Nesbitt portrayed Ivan Cooper