Ivan Cooper

Ivan Cooper

Ivan Averill Cooper (born January 1944) is a former politician from Northern Ireland who was a Member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland, and founding member of the SDLP. He is best known for leading an anti-internment march which ended up in the Bloody Sunday massacre on 30 January 1972, in Derry, Northern Ireland.

Read more about Ivan Cooper:  Early Years, Civil Rights Campaign, Parliament, SDLP, Legacy

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