Davidson Masuku
Davidson Themba Masuku | |
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Born | 8 March 1940 |
Died | 4 April 2000 Johannesburg, South Africa | (aged 60)
Allegiance | South Africa |
Service/ | South African Military Health Service |
Commands held | Chief of the SAMHS |
Awards |
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Lieutenant-General Davidson Masuku SSAS MMM KStJ (8 March 1940[1] - 17 April 2000)[2] was a South African military commander and physician. He joined Umkhonto weSizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress, and was its Chief of Health Services from 1993 to 1994, when MK was incorporated into the South African National Defence Force.
He commanded the South African Military Health Service, as Surgeon-General, from 1997 to 2000.[3]
Medical career[]
He was trained as a doctor in Russia and qualified in 1981 as a surgeon.[4]
Awards and decorations[]
- Star of South Africa, Silver (SSAS)
- Military Merit Medal (MMM)
- Unitas Medal
- Service Medal in Gold
- Service Medal in Silver
- Service Medal in Bronze
- Venerable Order of Saint John - Knight of Justice or Grace (Gr II) (KStJ)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Davidson Themba 1940-2000". eggsa.org.
- ^ http://lubbockonline.com/stories/041700/wor_041700009.shtml
- ^ Leon Engelbrecht (26 November 2008). "Fact file: Surgeons General". defenceweb.co.za.
- ^ "Beeld Johannesburg Finaal Donderdag 06 April 2000 Bl. 6: Geneesheer-generaal van weermag gaan dood aan kanker". 1.88. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
Categories:
- 1940 births
- 2000 deaths
- South African military doctors
- UMkhonto we Sizwe personnel
- Members of the African National Congress
- Knights of the Order of St John
- South African military personnel stubs