South African Defence Force
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| Conscription | White males between 17–65 years of age (1957–1993) |
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| Founders | Jan Smuts |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Headquarters location | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Active personnel | 82,400 (1986) |
| Military conflicts | Rhodesian Bush War |
| South African Border War | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2052227 |
About South African Defence Force
The South African Defence Force comprised the South African armed forces from 1957 until 1994. Shortly before the state reconstituted itself as a republic in 1961, the former Union Defence Force was officially succeeded by the SADF, which was established by the Defence Act of 1957.
