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Mosoeu Magalefa

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Mosoeu Magalefa
Born(1949-04-21)21 April 1949
Johannesburg
Died27 May 2014(2014-05-27) (aged 65)
Allegiance South Africa
Service / branch South African Navy
RankRear Admiral
Commands
  • Chief of Naval Staff

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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Nkululeko, Zulu (12 June 2014). "He will always be cherished and never forgotten; a true soldier laid to rest". SA Navy. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b Wingrin, Dean (30 March 2009). "Chief of Naval Staff to retire". Defenceweb.co.za. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of Naval Staff
2005 – 2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Director Naval Review Co-ordination and Implementation
2002 – 2005
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Steve van H. du Toit as CNS Personnel
Director Naval Personnel
1999 – 2001
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Chief of Naval Staff Intelligence
1998 – 1999
Succeeded by