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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ivan Cooper canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5351208 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ivan Cooper Context triple: [SDLP, foundedBy, Ivan Cooper]
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A.
Ivan Rabb
Ivan Rabb is an American professional basketball player and former standout power forward for the University of California, Berkeley.
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B.
Ivan Dixon
Ivan Dixon was an American actor, director, and producer best known for his role as Sergeant James "Kinch" Kinchloe on the television series "Hogan's Heroes."
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C.
Blain Cooper
Blain Cooper is a tough, heavy-weapons specialist and member of the elite military rescue team in the 1987 science fiction action film "Predator."
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D.
Ivan Howard
Ivan Howard is an American indie rock musician best known as the frontman of The Rosebuds and a contributor to various collaborative projects.
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E.
Jim Coates
Jim Coates is the husband of Katie Coates, known primarily in relation to her.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ivan Cooper Target entity description: 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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A.
Ivan Rabb
Ivan Rabb is an American professional basketball player and former standout power forward for the University of California, Berkeley.
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B.
Ivan Dixon
Ivan Dixon was an American actor, director, and producer best known for his role as Sergeant James "Kinch" Kinchloe on the television series "Hogan's Heroes."
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C.
Blain Cooper
Blain Cooper is a tough, heavy-weapons specialist and member of the elite military rescue team in the 1987 science fiction action film "Predator."
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D.
Ivan Howard
Ivan Howard is an American indie rock musician best known as the frontman of The Rosebuds and a contributor to various collaborative projects.
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E.
Jim Coates
Jim Coates is the husband of Katie Coates, known primarily in relation to her.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Northern Irish politician
ⓘ
civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Northern Ireland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-01-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-06-26 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Cooper ⓘ |
| givenName | Ivan ⓘ |
| hasChild |
one daughter
ⓘ
one son ⓘ |
| ideology | non-violent civil rights activism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of non-violence during the Troubles
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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 ⓘ |
| movement |
Northern Ireland civil rights movement
ⓘ
Social Democratic and Labour Party ⓘ |
| name | Ivan Cooper ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Northern Ireland civil rights movement
ⓘ
organizing peaceful protests during the Troubles ⓘ role in the early Social Democratic and Labour Party ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Claudy
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County Londonderry ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
County Londonderry
ⓘ
Derry ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Irish nationalism
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social democracy ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | James Nesbitt ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
Bloody Sunday (2002 film)
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linked to:
Bloody Sunday
|
| positionHeld |
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
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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 |
Protestantism
ⓘ
linked to:
Protestant Christianity
|
| residence |
County Londonderry
ⓘ
Derry ⓘ |
| spouse | Frances Cooper ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Derry
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ivan Cooper Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.