About Cosmas Batubara
Lived 1938 – 2019 (aged 80). Cosmas Batubara was an Indonesian politician.
Cosmas Batubara (19 September 1938 – 8 August 2019) was an Indonesian politician. He was chairman and the co-founder of 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 from 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.
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Who was Cosmas Batubara?
Indonesian politician
When was Cosmas Batubara born?
Cosmas Batubara was born on 19 September 1938 in North Sumatra.
When did Cosmas Batubara die?
Cosmas Batubara died on 8 August 2019 in Jakarta.
What was Cosmas Batubara's occupation?
Cosmas Batubara was a politician.
What nationality was Cosmas Batubara?
Cosmas Batubara was Indonesian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Cosmas Batubara. https://biography.guide/cosmas-batubara/
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