Nicolaas Nieuwoudt
South African general and Doctor (1929–1989)
Lieutenant General Nicolaas Johan Nieuwoudt SSA SD SM | |
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| Born | (1929-10-23)23 October 1929[1] Louisvale, Northern Cape |
| Died | 22 November 1989(1989-11-22) (aged 60)[2] |
| Allegiance | South Africa |
| Service/ | South African Military Health Service |
| Years of service | 1960–1988 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
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| Relations | Ina Pretorius (Wife)[2] |
Lieutenant-General Nicolaas Nieuwoudt MBChB SSA SD SM (1929–1989[1]) was a South African military commander. A medical doctor, he joined the South African Air Force's medical branch in 1960, after five years private practise.[2] He commanded the South African Medical Service, as Surgeon-General, from 1977[3] to 1988. He also commanded the secretive South African chemical and biological weapons program, known as Project Coast from 1981 to 1988.[4]
Education
He obtained a medical degree from the University of Pretoria
Honours and awards
He was awarded the following medals and decorations:
- 1985 –
Star of South Africa (1952) (SSA) - 1980 –
Southern Cross Decoration (SD) - 1964 –
Southern Cross Medal (1952) (SM) - 1984 –
Pro Patria Medal - 1979 –
Order of the Cloud and Banner (2nd Grade - with Grand Cordon) (ORB) - 1980[2] – The Order of Military Merit, degree 'Grand Officer' Paraguay
See also
References
- ^ a b Uys, Ian (1992). South African Military Who's Who 1452-1992. Fortress Publishers. p. 169. ISBN 0-9583173-3-X.
- ^ a b c d "Nicolaas Johan Nieuwoudt" (PDF). archive.samj.org.za (in Afrikaans). 3 February 1990. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Pretorius, C.M.L. KO (1982). "Die SAGD - Sy Ontstaan en ontwikkeling". Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies (in Afrikaans). 12 (2): 38–45. doi:10.5787/12-2-621. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Gould, Chandré; Folb, Peter. "Project Coast: Apartheid's Chemical and Biological Warfare Programme" (PDF). United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2012.
Militaria - Official Professional Journal of the SADF (Vol 12/2: 1982)
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| Preceded by Petrus J.V.E. Pretorius | Commissioner General Lebowa 1988 – 1989 | Succeeded by J. Martin Koekemoer |
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| Preceded by Colin Cockcroft | Chief of the South African Medical Service 1977 – 1988 | Succeeded by |
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Surgeons General of the South African Military Health Service
Pre–1994
- Eugene Raymond
- Colin Cockcroft
- Nicolaas Nieuwoudt
- Daniel Knobel
Post–1994
- Daniel Knobel
- Davidson Masuku
- Jurinus Janse van Rensburg
- Vejaynand Ramlakan
- Aubrey Sedibe
- Zola Dabula
- Ntshavheni Maphaha
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