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Nicolaas Johan Nieuwoudt | |
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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]
He obtained a medical degree from the University of Pretoria
He was awarded the following medals and decorations:
Star of South Africa (1952) (SSA)
Southern Cross Decoration (SD)
Southern Cross Medal (1952) (SM)
Pro Patria Medal
Order of the Cloud and Banner (2nd Grade - with Grand Cordon) (ORB)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 | Chief of the South African Medical Service 1977 – 1988 |
Succeeded by |
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Surgeons General of the South African Military Health Service
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| Surgeons General of the South African Medical Service Pre–1994 |
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| Surgeons General of the South African Military Health Service Post–1994 |
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