| 词条 | Godfrey Ngwenya |
| 释义 |
| name = Godfrey Nhlanhla Ngwenya | image = Godfrey Ngwenya 100520-N-0696M-086.jpg | caption = General Godfrey Ngwenya in May 2010 | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1950|04|28}} | birth_place = Johannesburg, South Africa | death_date = | death_place = | placeofburial = | allegiance = South Africa | branch = South African Army Umkhonto we Sizwe | serviceyears = 1994–2011 | rank = General | servicenumber = | unit = | commands = Chief of the South African National Defence Force (2005–11) Chief of Joint Operations (2001–05) North West Command (1996–98) | battles = | awards = Star for Bravery in Gold Decoration for Merit in Gold Merit Medal in Silver Legion of Merit (United States) | relations = | laterwork = Ambassador to Angola }} General Godfrey Nhlanhla Ngwenya, {{postnominals|country=ZAR|size=100|sep=,|SBG|DMG|MMS}} (born 1950) was a South African military commander and diplomat. He served as Chief of Joint Operations from 2001 to 2005, and Chief of the South African National Defence Force from 2005 until 2011. Early lifeGodfrey Ngwenya was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 28 April 1950. He attended Orlando High School, where he matriculated in 1970. He joined the ANC and the ANC's Military Wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), at the height of the student uprisings in South Africa in 1976. While in exile he underwent military training in Angola and passed his further commanders' courses in the then German Democratic Republic and the Soviet Union. He has been married to his spouse Busi since 1984 and has 3 children one of which is notable cult figure Duma Ngwenya who stacks paper to the ceiling and had hella hoes. Military careerNgwenya joined Umkhonto weSizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress, in 1976, and commanded MK forces in Angola from 1983 to 1989. He transferred to the South African National Defence Force when MK was incorporated into it in 1994 and he was appointed as major general and served as Deputy General Officer Commanding of Witwatersrand Command in Johannesburg from 1994 to 1996. From 1996 to 1998, Ngwenya was General Officer Commanding of North West Command in Potchefstroom and from 1998 to the end of September 1999 Chief Director Force Preparation in the Army Office. He served as Deputy Chief of Joint Operations from 1 October 1999 to 31 December 2000. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general on 1 January 2001 and appointed as Chief of Joint Operations to 2005,[1] when he was promoted to Chief of the South African National Defence Force.[2] Ambassador to AngolaAfter retirement from the army, Ngwenya was appointed Ambassador to Angola.[3] Awards and decorationsIn May 2010, Ngwenya was awarded the United States Legion of Merit by then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen.[4][5] The award recognised Ngwenya's leadership during a time of transition in the South African military and his country's support of vital United Nations peacekeeping operations in Sudan, Burundi and Congo. In addition, Ngwenya has been awarded the following medals and decorations:[6]
References1. ^{{cite web|last1=Engelbrecht|first1=Leon|title=Fact file: General Godfrey Nhlanhla Ngwenya|url=http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6240:fact-file-csandf-general-godfrey-nhlanhla-ngwenya&catid=79:fact-files&Itemid=159|website=Defenceweb.co.za|publisher=DefenceWeb|accessdate=20 December 2014|date=21 January 2010}} {{s-start}}{{s-dip}}{{s-bef | before = Unknown}}{{s-ttl | title = Ambassador to Angola| years = 2011–}}{{s-non | reason = Incumbent }}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef | before = Siphiwe Nyanda }}{{s-ttl | title = Chief of the South African National Defence Force | years = 2005–2011}}{{s-aft | after = Solly Shoke }}{{s-bef | before = Deon Ferreira}}{{s-ttl | title = Chief of Joint Operations Division | years = 2001–2005}}{{s-aft | after = Sipho Binda }}{{s-bef | before = Jonny Coetzer}}{{s-ttl | title = GOC North Western Command | years = 1996–1998}}{{s-aft | after = Robbie Coetsee}}{{s-end}}{{SA Defence Chiefs}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Ngwenya, Godfrey}}2. ^{{cite journal|last1=Ndaba|first1=CPO Dennis|title=A final compliment to a General for life|journal=SA Soldier|date=July 2005|volume=12|issue=7|pages=10–13|url=http://www.dod.mil.za/sasoldier/2005/July2005.pdf|accessdate=20 December 2014|issn=1609-5014}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Sisulu bids farewell to ex-defence chief|url=http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/Sisulu-bids-farewell-to-ex-defence-chief-20110602|website=news24.com|accessdate=20 December 2014|date=2 June 2011}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.defenseimagery.mil/imagery.html#guid=a04c7a0a2f7ab28b6e1f7ddefaac5a7dc3c34b52 |accessdate=May 30, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606070816/http://www.defenseimagery.mil/imagery.html |archivedate=June 6, 2012 }} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Chiefs Shake|url=http://www.defense.gov/HomePagePhotos/LeadPhotoImage.aspx?id=43956|website=defense.gov|accessdate=20 December 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220142716/http://www.defense.gov/HomePagePhotos/LeadPhotoImage.aspx?id=43956|archivedate=20 December 2014|df=}} 6. ^http://www.navy.mil.za/archive/1106/110608_SANDF_new_command/CV_Ngwenya.htm{{Dead link|date=December 2014}} 7 : 1950 births|Living people|South African Army generals|Umkhonto weSizwe personnel|Ambassadors of South Africa to Angola|Commanders of the Legion of Merit|People from Johannesburg |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。