Andre van Deventer

Lieutenant General

Andries Jacobus van Deventer

SSAS SM MMM
Lieutenant General; Andries Jacobus van Deventer; SSAS SM MMM
Nickname(s)	Andre
Born	21 October 1930 (age 94); King William's Town
Allegiance	South Africa
Service / branch	South African Army
Years of service	1955–1985
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	2 South African Infantry Battalion
Commands	Chief of Staff Finance; I South African Corps; SWA Command; 2 South African Infantry Battalion;
Battles / wars	Operation Savannah
Awards
Spouse(s)	Aletta Maria "Ria" van Deventer née Moulder
Other work	Secretary: State Security Council; Ambassador to Ciskei;

Andre van Deventer SSAS SM MMM (born 21 October 1930)^[1] was a South African Army officer who served as the Chief of Staff Finance from 1976 to 1979 and later Secretary of the State Security Council until 1985.

He joined the Permanent Force in 1955 and completed the Senior Command and Staff Duties Course in 1961. He served as a Member of the Directing Staff at the South African Army College. He commanded 2 South African Infantry Battalion from January 1965 until December 1967. He completed the British Army Staff Course at Camberley. Officer Commanding SWA Command. He later served as Officer Commanding Orange Free State Command and North Western Command.

In 1974 he was appointed General Officer Commanding of I South African Corps. During the Angolan Civil War (1975-1976) he served as Commander of Task Force 101.^[1]

He served as Chief of Staff Finance from 1 October 1976 to 6 August 1979. He later served as the Secretary of the State Security Council till 1985.^[2]

Awards and decorations

Star of South Africa (Silver) (SSAS)
Southern Cross Medal (1952) (SM)
Military Merit Medal (MMM)
Pro Patria Medal (South Africa) (with Cunene Clasp) ^[a]
Good Service Medal (Gold (30 Years))
Good Service Medal (Silver (20 Years))
Permanent Force Good Service Medal
Order of the Cloud and Banner (3^rd Grade - with Yellow Grand Cordon) (ORB) (Taiwan)
Paraguayan decoration

Notes

^ Only the Cunene clasp was awarded, to members who served in Angola during Operation Savannah in 1975 and 1976. Recipients of the clasp wear a button, with the letter C encircled by a wreath, on the ribbon bar.

References

^ ^a ^b Nöthling, C.J.; Meyers, E.M. (1982). "Leaders through the years (1912-1982)". Scientaria Militaria. 12 (2): 93.
^ O'Brien, Kevin A. (2011). The South African Intelligence Services: From Apartheid to Democracy, 1948-2005. Studies in Intelligence Series. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-203-84061-0.

Government offices
New title	Secretary of the State Security Council 1980 – 1985	Succeeded by Pieter van der Westhuizen
Military offices
Preceded by Lt Gen Ernest Pienaar	Chief of Staff Finance 1976 – 1979	Succeeded by Lt Gen Willem J. Bergh
Preceded by Brig Magnus Malan	Officer Commanding South West Africa Command 1968–1970	Succeeded by Brig Ben de Wet Roos
Preceded by Brig Boet Stapelberg	OC North Western Command 1970 – 1972	Succeeded by Brig Gert Boshoff

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[3] Only the Cunene clasp was awarded, to members who served in Angola during Operation Savannah in 1975 and 1976. Recipients of the clasp wear a button, with the letter C encircled by a wreath, on the ribbon bar.

[Scientaria-1] Nöthling, C.J.; Meyers, E.M. (1982). "Leaders through the years (1912-1982)". Scientaria Militaria. 12 (2): 93.

[OBrien-2] O'Brien, Kevin A. (2011). The South African Intelligence Services: From Apartheid to Democracy, 1948-2005. Studies in Intelligence Series. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-203-84061-0.

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