Mosoeu Magalefa
Mosoeu Magalefa | |
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Born | Johannesburg | 21 April 1949
Died | 27 May 2014 | (aged 65)
Allegiance | South Africa |
Service | South African Navy |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
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Rear Admiral Mosoeu Magalefa (21 April 1949 - 27 May 2014)[1] was a South African Navy officer, who served as Chief of Naval Staff. He retired from the Navy in 2009.[2]
Military career
[edit]While at school he joined the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) in 1963 and joined the Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA) in 1967.[1]
He went into exile in 1977 and completed Military training courses in Tanzania and Libya, the People's Republic of China, Sudan and Yugoslavia.[1]
He returned to South Africa in the 1990s and integrated in the SANDF in 1996 and completed the Officers Orientation Course in 1997, the Naval Senior Staff Course in 1998. He served as Chief of Naval Staff Intelligence (1998-1999); Director Naval Personnel (1999-2001); Director Naval Review Co-ordination and Implementation (2002-2005);[1] and Chief of Naval Staff from 2005 till his retirement.[2]
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Operational Medal for Southern Africa
- South Africa Service Medal
- Unitas (Unity) Medal
- Medalje vir Troue Diens (Medal for Loyal Service) (40 Year Clasp)
- Service Medal (Gold)
- Service Medal (Silver) (SSM)
- Service Medal (Bronze)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wingrin, Dean (30 March 2009). "Chief of Naval Staff to retire". Defenceweb.co.za. Retrieved 10 November 2014.