Lieutenant General Rudolf Badenhorst (1940
2012) was a South African Army general, who served as Chief of Staff Intelligence for the Defence Force. He died in 2012.
Military career
He served as from 1 November 1987
In 1989 he was appointed to the Military Intelligence Division as the , a post he held until 1991.
Badenhorst left the army at his own request retiring in early 1991 after 30 years of service.
Death
Badenhorst died on 10 November 2012 of
pneumonia
Pneumonia is an Inflammation, inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as Pulmonary alveolus, alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of Cough#Classification, productive or dry cough, ches ...
and heart failure at the George-Medi-clinic in
George, Western Cape
George is the second largest city in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The city is a popular holiday and conference centre, as well as the administrative and commercial hub and the seat of the Garden Route District Municipality. It is na ...
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[ He had outlived his wife Ina by less than a month and is survived by four children and eleven grandchildren.][
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References
South African Army generals
South African military personnel of the Border War
Deaths from pneumonia in South Africa
2012 deaths
1940 births
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