election to Jan Maweikere, chairman of the Twaalfde Provincie () party. Sondakh obtained 32,146 votes, while Maweikere obtained 33,115 votes. In the Indonesian Christian Party Sondakh entered the Indonesian Christian Party in 1952. After his entry, he was chosen as the chairman of the North Sulawesi branch of the party. In the 1955 Indonesian legislative election, Sondakh was chosen as the member of the People's Representative Council of the North and Central Sulawesi electoral district. After the legislative formed by the election was dissolved, Sondakh was chosen as the member of the president chosen People's Representative Council of Mutual Assistance on 26 June 1960. He ended his membership on 28 October 1971, after the legislative formed by the 1971 Indonesian legislative election was installed. Sondakh was chosen as the general secretary of the Indonesian Christian Party at its 7th congress from 4–5 February 1961 in Jakarta. Death Manuel Sondakh died in Jakarta on 18 November 1984 and was buried in his hometown, Motoling. References Bibliography 1905 births 1984 deaths Indonesian Christians People from Manado