Armed Forces of South Africa
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The Armed Forces of South Africa are the unified military forces of the Republic of South Africa, responsible for the country’s defense, peacekeeping operations, and regional security engagements.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed forces
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ |
| allegiance |
South Africa
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surface form:
Republic of South Africa
|
| commanderInChief | President of South Africa ⓘ |
| component |
regular forces
ⓘ
reserve forces ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1994-04-27 ⓘ |
| doctrine | civilian control of the military ⓘ |
| engagesWith |
African Union
ⓘ
Southern African Development Community ⓘ United Nations ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
Armed Forces of South Africa
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
South African Defence Force
military wings of former liberation movements ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Pretoria, South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Pretoria
|
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa
Defence Act of South Africa ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | various official languages of South Africa ⓘ |
| officialName |
Armed Forces of South Africa
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surface form:
South African National Defence Force
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| participatesIn |
international peace support training programs
ⓘ
multinational exercises in Africa ⓘ |
| peacekeepingRole | regional stabilization in Africa ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
defend the territorial integrity of South Africa
ⓘ
protect the sovereignty of South Africa ⓘ |
| regionOfOperation |
African continent
ⓘ
Southern Africa ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
defense policy implementation
ⓘ
military operations of South Africa ⓘ |
| role |
national defense
ⓘ
peacekeeping operations ⓘ regional security ⓘ support to civil authorities ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
South African Air Force
ⓘ
South African Army ⓘ South African Military Health Service ⓘ South African Navy ⓘ |
| shortName |
Armed Forces of South Africa
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
SANDF
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| subordinateTo |
Government of South Africa
ⓘ
Minister of Defence ⓘ
surface form:
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
|
| task |
border safeguarding
ⓘ
disaster relief support ⓘ maritime security ⓘ participation in African Union peace support operations ⓘ participation in United Nations peacekeeping missions ⓘ support to internal security when authorized ⓘ |
| type | unified armed forces ⓘ |
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South African Defence Force
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South African National Defence Force
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South African Defence Force
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South African National Defence Force
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