Nicolaas Nieuwoudt
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]
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| Born | 23 October 1929[1] Louisvale, Northern Cape |
| Died | 22 November 1989 (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] |
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
References
- Uys, Ian (1992). South African Military Who's Who 1452-1992. Fortress Publishers. p. 169. ISBN 0-9583173-3-X.
- "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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