Ivan Cooper

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

Ivan Averill Cooper (5 January 1944 – 26 June 2019)[1] was a 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 best known for leading the civil rights march on 30 January 1972 that developed into the Bloody Sunday massacre.

  1. ^ Carroll, Rory (26 June 2019). "Ivan Cooper, Northern Ireland civil rights leader, dies at 75". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 June 2019.