Sathasivian Cooper
Social psychologist and anti-apartheid youth leader / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sathasivan "Saths" Cooper (born 11 June 1950) is a clinical psychologist in South Africa who was born in Durban of Indian-South African background. He began to identify with the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) and joined the South African Students' Organisation (SASO), and was one of the so-called "SASO Nine" student leaders arrested in 1974 for their anti-Apartheid activities.[1] During this time Saths spent nine years banned, house arrested and jailed, including over five years in Robben Island where he shared a cell block with Nelson Mandela.[2][3]
Sathasivan Cooper | |
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Born | (1950-06-11) 11 June 1950 (age 73) Durban, South Africa |
Education | University of South Africa University of the Witwatersrand Boston University |
Known for | Part of the SASO Nine |
While imprisoned, Cooper completed his undergraduate degree in psychology via a correspondence course with the University of South Africa.[1] Released in 1982 Cooper went on to study at the University of the Witwatersrand completing his PhD as a Fulbright scholar at Boston University.[1] He was four times elected President of the Psychological Society of South Africa, and was Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Durban-Westville (prior to its merger).[2] He served as President of the International Congress of Psychology which was held in 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. At the Congress, Cooper was elected the first African President of the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS), a kind of United Nations for 90 national psychology organizations and over 20 regional organizations.[4]