Davidson Masuku

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Born(1940-03-08)8 March 1940
Died4 April 2000(2000-04-04) (aged 60)
AllegianceSouth Africa

Davidson Themba Masuku

Born(1940-03-08)8 March 1940
Died4 April 2000(2000-04-04) (aged 60)
AllegianceSouth Africa
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
SpouseAnnie[1]
RelationsAnnie Sibukalomba Masuku

Lieutenant General Davidson Masuku SSAS MMM KStJ (8 March 1940[2] - 17 April 2000)[1] 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.[3]

He was trained as a doctor in Russia and qualified in 1981 as a surgeon.[4]

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