Wilson Nqose

Major General

Wilson Nqose

(Rtd)
Major General; Wilson Nqose; (Rtd)
Nickname(s)	Wilson Msweli
Born	c.1943; Retreat, South Africa
Allegiance	South Africa
Service/branch	SAMHS ; Umkhonto we Sizwe
Years of service	1961-1994 (MK) ; 1994–2005 (SANDF)
Rank	Major General
Commands held	(2002-2005)
Awards	Operational Medal for Southern Africa; South Africa Service Medal; Unitas Medal; Service Medal in Gold; Service Medal in Silver; Service Medal in Bronze;

Wilson Nqose, (Born Zolile Nqose), is a former Chief of Service Corps in the South African National Defence Force, and a former founding member of the African National Congress's military wing, Umkhonto weSizwe (MK).

Military career[]

General Nqose joined MK in 1961, being one of the youngest members to join and receive military training in the Soviet Union. In 1964, he was briefly based at Tanzania, before moving to Zambia in preparation for the Wankie battle. Nqose was part of the Wankie Sipolilo Campaign in 1967, alongside Lennox Lagu, Zola Skweyiya and Chris Hani that viciously fought against the South African and Rhodesian Army.^[1] He escaped imprisonment and returned to Zambia He later joined the South African National Defence Force, when MK was incorporated into it in 1994 as a Brigadier General. Nqose was promoted to Major General in the late 1990s, before replacing Andrew Masondo as the Chief of Service Corps in 2001. He retired in 2005.^[2]

Honours and awards[]

References[]

^ Goldberg, Denis. "Chapter 14 Out of prison: 28 February 1985 as a free person". South African History Online. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ (PDF). South African History Online https://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/roll_of_honour_sibeko%203.pdf. Retrieved 30 August 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Military offices
Preceded by Andrew Masondo	Chief of SANDF Service Corps 2001 – 2003	Succeeded by

This biographical article related to the South African military is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

[1] Goldberg, Denis. "Chapter 14 Out of prison: 28 February 1985 as a free person". South African History Online. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[2] (PDF). South African History Online https://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/roll_of_honour_sibeko%203.pdf. Retrieved 30 August 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[1]

[2]