Thabiso Mokhosi
Thabiso Collin Mokhosi (c.1968[1] – December 10, 2019) was a South African Army officer, who served briefly as Chief of the South African Army.[2]
Thabiso Mokhosi | |
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| Native name | Thabiso Collin Mokhosi |
| Born | c.1968 Port Elizabeth |
| Died | December 10, 2019 (aged 50–51) Pretoria |
| Allegiance |  South Africa |
| Service/ |  South African Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held |
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He completed his military training in Angola before attending demolition and operational command and control courses in Ukraine.[3]
He also completed a logistics course in Italy in 1992 after which he returned to South Africa.
He was appointed Chief of the Army on 1 November 2019 but was due to fill the post in 2020 due to illness.[4]
Mokhosi died in hospital on 10 December 2019.
References
- SA Army chief dies
- Grobler, Riaan (December 11, 2019). "New SANDF chief Thabiso Mokhosi dies after one month in job". News24. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
- "New boss at Joint Operations HQ". DefenceWeb. July 6, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
- "De Goede acting Army chief until next year". Defense Web. Nov 7, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lt Gen Lindile Yam |
Chief of the South African Army 2019 – 2019 |
Succeeded by Lt Gen Lawrence Mbatha |
| Preceded by Maj Gen Jabulani Nkabinde |
GOC J Ops HQ 2017 – 2019 |
Succeeded by Maj Gen Lucky Sangweni |
| Preceded by Brig Gen Linda Selepe |
Director Peace Support Operations 2015 – 2017 |
Succeeded by Brig Gen Viscount Ncqobo |
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