Ivan Cooper

For the New Zealand cricketer, see Ivan Cooper (cricketer).

Ivan Averill Cooper (5 January 1944 – 26 June 2019) was a civil rights activist and Irish nationalist politician from Northern Ireland. He was a member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland and a founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). He is often known for leading the civil rights march on 30 January 1972 that developed into the Bloody Sunday massacre.

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