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Bophuthatswana Defence Force
Bophuthatswana Weermag
Flag of the BDF
Founded
6 December 1977
Disbanded
April 1994
Service branches
Infantry Special Forces Air Force
Headquarters
Mmabatho
Leadership
Commander-in-chief
Lucas Mangope
Chief of the Defence Force
Maj. Gen. H.S. Turner
Personnel
Military age
18–49
Deployed personnel
3,000 (1988)
Related articles
History
Military history of South Africa
Ranks
Military ranks of Bophuthatswana
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