Santamaria, B.A. (Mr)
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Title
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Santamaria, B.A. (Mr)
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Family name
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Santamaria
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Given name(s)
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B.A.
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Person type
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Foundation Member
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Identity(es)
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Italian
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Australian
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Gender
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Male
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Honorific
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Mr
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Short description
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Bartholomew Augustine Santamaria (14 August 1915 – 25 February 1998), usually known as B. A. Santamaria, or Bob Santamaria, 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.