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]


Nicolaas Johan Nieuwoudt

Born(1929-10-23)23 October 1929[1]
Louisvale, Northern Cape
Died22 November 1989(1989-11-22) (aged 60)[2]
AllegianceSouth Africa
Service/branchSouth African Military Health Service
Years of service1960–1988
RankLieutenant General
AwardsStar of South Africa SSA Southern Cross Decoration SD Southern Cross Medal SM Pro Patria Medal ' Order of the Cloud and Banner ORB
RelationsIna 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:

See also

References

  1. Uys, Ian (1992). South African Military Who's Who 1452-1992. Fortress Publishers. p. 169. ISBN 0-9583173-3-X.
  2. "Nicolaas Johan Nieuwoudt" (PDF). archive.samj.org.za (in Afrikaans). 3 February 1990. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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