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South African general and doctor (1940 - 2000)

Lieutenant General
Davidson Themba Masuku
SSAS MMM CStJ
Born(1940-03-08)8 March 1940
Died4 April 2000(2000-04-04) (aged 60)
Johannesburg, South Africa
AllegianceSouth Africa
Service / branchSouth African Military Health Service
RankLieutenant General
CommandsChief of the SAMHS
AwardsStar of South Africa SSAS Military Merit Medal MMM Unitas (Unity) Medal ' Service Medal ' Service Medal ' Service Medal ' Venerable Order of Saint John KStJ
Spouse(s)Annie
RelationsAnnie Sibukalomba Masuku

Lieutenant General Davidson Masuku SSAS MMM KStJ (8 March 1940 - 17 April 2000) was a South African military commander and physician. He joined Umkhonto weSizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress, and served as 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, serving as Surgeon-General, from 1997 to 2000.

Medical career

He was trained as a doctor in Russia and qualified in 1981 as a surgeon.

Awards and decorations

See also

References

  1. ^ "Historic South African dies of cancer". 17 April 2000. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015.
  2. "Davidson Themba 1940-2000". eggsa.org.
  3. Leon Engelbrecht (26 November 2008). "Fact file: Surgeons General". defenceweb.co.za.
  4. "Beeld Johannesburg Finaal Donderdag 06 April 2000 Bl. 6: Geneesheer-generaal van weermag gaan dood aan kanker". 1.88. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
Military offices
Preceded byDaniel Knobel Chief of the South African Military Health Service
1997 – 2000
Succeeded byJurinus Janse van Rensburg
Surgeons General of the South African Military Health Service
List of South African military chiefs
Surgeons General of the South African Medical Service
Pre–1994

Surgeons General of the South African Military Health Service
Post–1994


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