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B. A. Santamaria
1915Aug, 14

B. A. Santamaria

B. A. Santamaria, Australian political activist and publisher (d. 1998)
Bartholomew Augustine Santamaria, usually known as B. A. Santamaria (14 August 1915 – 25 February 1998), 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).

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    United States Coast Guard

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  • 20Mar

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    Herbert Henry Asquith

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