Cosmas Batubara, born in Purbasaribu, Simalungun Regency

Simalungun Regency

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, North Sumatra

North Sumatra

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 in 19 September 1938, is an Indonesian politician. He was a chairman and the co-founder of KAMI

KAMI

KAMI, derived from the Indonesia Kesatuan Aksi Mahasiswa Indonesia was an Indonesian anti-communist group formed on 27 October 1965.It consisted of Islamic, Catholic and former Indonesian Socialist Party members...

, an Indonesian anti-communist student group. He was one of the strongest proponent for the banning of the Communist Party of Indonesia

Communist Party of Indonesia

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 and the arrest of fifteen ministers, including Subandrio.

He was a parliament member in 1967-1978. He was appointed as the Junior Minister of Housing in Suharto's Third Development Cabinet

Third Development Cabinet

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 in 1978 and the State Minister of Housing in the 1983 Fourth Development Cabinet

Fourth Development Cabinet

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. In 1988, he was appointed as the Minister of Manpower in the Fifth Development Cabinet

Fifth Development Cabinet

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. In 1991, he was appointed President of the International Labour Organization

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