Nicolaas Nieuwoudt
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Nicolaas Johan Nieuwoudt | |
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| Born | 23 October 1929[1] |
| Died | 22 November 1989 (aged 60)[2] |
| Allegiance | South Africa |
| Branch | South African Military Health Service |
| Service years | 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
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