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Gold Star for Bravery
TypeMilitary decoration for bravery
Awarded forExceptional bravery in great danger
Country Gold Star for Bravery South Africa
Presented bythe President
EligibilityAzanian People's Liberation Army cadres
Post-nominalsGSB
Campaign(s)The "struggle"
StatusDiscontinued in 2003
Established1996
Ribbon bar
APLA 1996 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear
Next (higher)
SANDF precedence:
  • Honoris Crux Gold
Next (lower)
APLA succession:
  • Bravery Star in Silver
SANDF succession:
  • Star for Bravery in Gold

The Gold Star for Bravery, post-nominal letters GSB, was instituted by the President of the Republic of South Africa in April 1996. It was awarded to veteran cadres of the Azanian People's Liberation Army, the military wing of the Pan Africanist Congress, who had distinguished themselves during the "struggle" by performing acts of exceptional bravery in great danger.[1]

  1. ^ South African Medals Website - Liberation armies (Accessed 30 April 2015)

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