Bureau of State Security
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The Bureau of State Security was the apartheid-era South African intelligence agency notorious for internal repression, surveillance, and covert operations against anti-apartheid activists.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bureau of State Security canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | intelligence agency ⓘ |
| activeDuring | 1970s ⓘ |
| activity |
cooperation with South African Police Security Branch
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infiltration of anti-apartheid organizations ⓘ monitoring opposition political parties ⓘ surveillance of student movements ⓘ surveillance of trade unions ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
BOSS
NERFINISHED
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Buro vir Staatsveiligheid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
South African Defence Force
NERFINISHED
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South African Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | National Party government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| director | Hendrik van den Bergh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1980 ⓘ |
| employerOf | Hendrik van den Bergh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | National Intelligence Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Pretoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideologyServed | apartheid ⓘ |
| inception | 1969 ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
assassination plots against anti-apartheid figures
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cross-border operations in neighboring states ⓘ detention without trial of political opponents ⓘ torture of detainees ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Afrikaans
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English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Security Intelligence and State Security Council structures of apartheid South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
censorship and media control
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covert operations ⓘ human rights abuses ⓘ internal surveillance ⓘ repression of anti-apartheid activists ⓘ |
| operatedIn | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversight | Prime Minister of South Africa ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Government of South Africa
NERFINISHED
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Office of the Prime Minister of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Security Branch of the South African Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
counterintelligence
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domestic intelligence ⓘ foreign intelligence ⓘ political surveillance ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | political scandal and restructuring of intelligence services ⓘ |
| regimeTypeServed | apartheid government ⓘ |
| reorganizedInto | National Intelligence Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Truth and Reconciliation Commission investigations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
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