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Godfrey Ngwenya
General Godfrey Nhlanhla Ngwenya, (born 1950) was a South African military commander and diplomat. He served as Chief of Joint Operations from 2001 to 2005, and Chief of the South African National Defence Force from 2005 until 2011. Early life Godfrey Ngwenya was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 28 April 1950. He attended Orlando High School, where he matriculated in 1970. He joined the ANC and the ANC's Military Wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), at the height of the student uprisings in South Africa in 1976. While in exile he underwent military training in Angola and passed his further commanders' courses in the then German Democratic Republic and the Soviet Union. He has been married to his spouse Busi since 1984 and has 3 children, one of which is cult figure Duma Ngwenya. Military career Ngwenya joined Umkhonto weSizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress, in 1976, and commanded MK forces in Angola from 1983 to 1989. He transferred to the South Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demographia, the Johannesburg–Pretoria urban area (combined because of strong transport links that make commuting feasible) is the 26th-largest in the world in terms of population, with 14,167,000 inhabitants. It is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa. Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. Most of the major South African companies and banks have their head offices in Johannesburg. The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills and is the centre of large-scale gold and diamond trade. The city was established in 1886 following the discovery of gold on what had been a farm. Due to the extremely large gold de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudan
Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Egypt to the north, Eritrea to the northeast, Ethiopia to the southeast, Libya to the northwest, South Sudan to the south and the Red Sea. It has a population of 45.70 million people as of 2022 and occupies 1,886,068 square kilometres (728,215 square miles), making it Africa's List of African countries by area, third-largest country by area, and the third-largest by area in the Arab League. It was the largest country by area in Africa and the Arab League until the 2011 South Sudanese independence referendum, secession of South Sudan in 2011, since which both titles have been held by Algeria. Its Capital city, capital is Khartoum and its most populated city is Omdurman (part of the metropolitan area of Khar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1950 Births
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Coetsee
Robbie or Robby is a surname. It is usually encountered as a nickname or a shortened form of Robert, Rob or Robin. The name experienced a significant rise in popularity in Northern Ireland in 2003. People Given name Robbie *Robbie Amell (born 1988), Canadian-American actor * Robbie Burns (1759–1796), Scottish poet * Robbie Coltrane (1950–2022) Scottish actor *Robbie Daymond (born 1982) American actor and voice actor * Robbie E (born 1983), pro wrestler *Robbie Earle (born 1965), Jamaican footballer and broadcaster * Robbie Erlin (born 1990), American baseball player * Robbie Farah (born 1984), Australian rugby league player *Robbie Fowler (born 1975), English footballer and manager * Robbie Ftorek (born 1952), National Hockey League player and coach *Robbie Grey (born 1957), English lead singer of Modern English *Robbie Grossman (born 1989), American baseball player *Robbie Hart (born 1947), English football referee *Robbie Hunter-Paul (born 1976), New Zealand rugby league pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Western Command
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is related to the Old High German ''nord'', both descending from the Proto-Indo-European unit *''ner-'', meaning "left; below" as north is to left when facing the rising sun. Similarly, the other cardinal directions are also related to the sun's position. The Latin word ''borealis'' comes from the Greek '' boreas'' "north wind, north", which, according to Ovid, was personified as the wind-god Boreas, the father of Calais and Zetes. ''Septentrionalis'' is from ''septentriones'', "the seven plow oxen", a name of ''Ursa Major''. The Greek ἀρκτικός (''arktikós'') is named for the same constellation, and is the source of the English word ''Arctic''. Other languages have other derivations. For example, in Lezgian, ''kefer'' can mean b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonny Coetzer
Jonny is a masculine given name, and pet name, in the English language. A pet form of Jon, the natural diminutive of given name Jonathan, in some cases it can also mean a condom. A variant form of ''Jonny'' is ''Jonnie''. People with the name *Jonny (footballer) (born 1994), Spanish footballer currently playing for Wolves *Jonny Buckland (born 1977), English musician and guitarist for the band Coldplay *Jonny Clayton (born 1974), Welsh professional darts player * Jonny Craig (born 1986), Canadian-American singer-songwriter * Jonny Evans (born 1988), Northern Irish footballer currently playing for Leicester City F.C. *Jonny Greenwood (born 1971), English musician and guitarist for the band Radiohead * Jonny Hector (born 1964), Swedish chess Grandmaster * Jonny Howson (born 1988), English footballer currently playing for Middlesbrough F.C. * Jonny Kim (born 1984), American navy lieutenant, physician, and astronaut * Jonny Lang (born 1981), American blues rock singer-songwriter and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sipho Binda
Lieutenant-General Sipho Binda (13 July 1952 – 10 November 2006) was a South African military commander who served as Chief of the Joint Operations Division of the South African National Defence Force before his death on 10 November 2006. His military career started in 1977 when he went into exile to join Umkhonto we Sizwe. He returned to South Africa and was arrested and imprisoned on Robben Island until his release in 1990. He served as General Officer Commanding Logistics Support Formation and Force Commander for the AU mission in Burundi. He was appointed Chief of Joint Operations on 1 November 2004. Awards and honours Gen Binda has been awarded the following: * * * * * * References South African Army generals 1952 births 2006 deaths Prisoners and detainees of South Africa Place of birth missing Road incident deaths in South Africa Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies UMkhonto we Sizwe personnel {{SouthAfrica-mil-bio- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deon Ferreira
Lieutenant General Deon Ferreira (died 2002) was a South African Army officer. He served as Chief of Joint Operations before his retirement. Early life Military career He served in the infantry corps and later with the rank of colonel commanded 32 Battalion from 1978 - 1982 in the Bush War. He commanded 20 Brigade and Natal Command. Before being appointed as CJ Ops he was the commander of Eastern Transvaal Command until 1997. Awards and decorations * * * * * * * * * * * References 1946 births 2002 deaths South African Army generals South African military personnel of the Border War South African people of Portuguese descent {{SouthAfrica-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solly Shoke
General Solly Zacharia Shoke, (born 15 August 1956) is a South African military commander. He joined uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress, in the 1970s, and served as a field commander fighting against the South African government in the 1980s. He transferred to the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) when MK was incorporated into it in 1994, and served as Chief of the South African National Defence Force 2011 to 30 May 2021. Military career Shoke received his education at Orlando High School, Orlando Township, in Johannesburg. Other academic qualifications include a Diploma in Human Resources Management from Damelin, a Certificate in Defence Management from the University of the Witwatersrand and a Certificate in Personnel Management from IPM. Shoke joined Umkhonto we Sizwe, the military wing of the African National Congress (ANC), in the 1970s. In the 1980s he served as field commander during the liberation struggle against the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siphiwe Nyanda
General Siphiwe Nyanda (born 1950) is a former South African military commander and politician. He was a member of Umkhonto We Sizwe and served as Chief of the South African National Defence Force from 1998 to 2005, Minister of Communications from 2009 to 2010 and was appointment as a board member of Denel in May 2018. Military career Nyanda joined Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress, in 1974, and served as a guerilla commander during the liberation struggle against the South African government in the 1980s. He was appointed MK Chief of Staff in 1992, and served on the Transitional Executive Council which oversaw the change of government in 1994. Major General Nyanda became part of the South African National Defence Force, into which MK was incorporated in 1994, and served successively as Chief of Defence Force Staff (1994–1996), General Officer Commanding Gauteng Command (1996–1997), Deputy Chief of the South African National De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
