Nicolaas Johan Nieuwoudt | |
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Born | [1] Louisvale, Northern Cape | 23 October 1929
Died | 22 November 1989[2] | (aged 60)
Allegiance | South Africa |
Service/ | South African Military Health Service |
Years of service | 1960–1988 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Awards | |
Relations | Ina Pretorius (Wife)[2] |
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]
He obtained a medical degree from the University of Pretoria
He was awarded the following medals and decorations: