About Ole Kopreitan
Lived 1937 – 2011 (aged 73). Ole Kopreitan was a Norwegian teacher and social activist.
Ole Andreas Kopreitan (19 September 1937 – 23 January 2011) was a Norwegian political activist, best known as an anti-nuclear activist. For 30 years, he led the anti-nuclear organization "No to Nuclear Weapons".
He became a political activist in Oslo, and was among others known for storming Madserud tennis court on 13 May 1964, with 50 others, to halt a tennis competition between Norway and South Africa, in protest of apartheid. For this he was convicted for civil disobedience. At that time he was also involved in partisan politics, as chairman of the Socialist Youth Association (SUF).
He was formerly married to Turid Evang, a daughter of Karl Evang, but the marriage was dissolved. In 1999, he married nurse Isabel Ortiz.
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Who was Ole Kopreitan?
Norwegian politician
When was Ole Kopreitan born?
Ole Kopreitan was born on 19 September 1937 in Stavanger.
When did Ole Kopreitan die?
Ole Kopreitan died on 23 January 2011.
What was Ole Kopreitan's occupation?
Ole Kopreitan was a teacher and social activist.
What nationality was Ole Kopreitan?
Ole Kopreitan was Norwegian.
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