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B. A. Santamaria
Australian political activist and journalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bartholomew Augustine Santamaria (14 August 1915 – 25 February 1998), usually known as B. A. Santamaria or Bob Santamaria and sometimes writing under the pseudonym John Williams,[3]: 323 was an Australian Roman Catholic anti-communist political activist and journalist. He was a guiding influence in the founding of the Democratic Labor Party (DLP), the party that split from the Labor Party (ALP) in the 1950s.
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Born | Bartholomew Augustine Santamaria (1915-08-14)14 August 1915 |
Died | 25 February 1998(1998-02-25) (aged 82)[1] |
Burial place | Bundoora Cemetery[2] |
Nationality | Italian Australian |
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Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
Political party | Democratic Labour |
Children | 8 |
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