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, an Indonesian anti-communist student group. He was one of the strongest proponents for the banning of the

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and the arrest of fifteen ministers, including

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. Batubara was a parliament member in 1967–1978. He was appointed the Junior Minister of Housing in

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in 1978 and the State Minister of Housing in the 1983

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. In 1988, he was appointed the Minister of Manpower in the Fifth Development Cabinet. In 1991, he was appointed President of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Batubara, Cosmas 1938 births 2019 deaths Government ministers of Indonesia Indonesian anti-communists People of Batak descent People from Simalungun Regency Indonesian Roman Catholics