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Cosmas Batubara
Cosmas Batubara (19 September 1938 – 8 August 2019) was an Indonesian politician. He was chairman and the co-founder of KAMI (Indonesia), KAMI, an Indonesian anti-communist student group. He was one of the strongest proponents for the banning of the Communist Party of Indonesia and the arrest of fifteen ministers, including Subandrio. Batubara was a parliament member in 1967–1978. He was appointed the Junior Minister of Housing in Suharto's Third Development Cabinet in 1978 and the State Minister of Housing in the 1983 Fourth Development Cabinet. In 1988, he was appointed the Minister of Manpower in the Fifth Development Cabinet. In 1991, he was appointed President of the International Labour Organization. References {{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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KAMI (Indonesia)
KAMI, derived from the Indonesia ''Kesatuan Aksi Mahasiswa Indonesia'' ("Indonesian Students Action Union") was an Indonesian anti-communist group formed on 27 October 1965. It consisted of Islamic, Catholic, and former Indonesian Socialist Party (PSI) members. KAMI and other anti-communist student groups were backed by the Indonesian National Armed Forces and organised anti-Sukarno protests which helped strengthen general Suharto's position following the abortive coup attempt that led to the downfall of Indonesian founding president Sukarno. Following the killing of two student demonstrators outside the Presidential Palace in February 1966, Sukarno officially banned KAMI. This was, however, ignored by the students and their supporters and backers within the military forces and the Indonesian National Police. Similar groups formed at this time of retaliation against Communists (who had been blamed for the coup attempt) included a high school students' front, KAPPI (''Kesatuan Ak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |