SADF

• what was SADF?

  South African Defence Force
• when was SADF created?

  1957
• what was the purpose of the SADF?

  dual mission:

  defend borders

  combat geurilla activities
• how many members were there in the SADF in 1963?

  25,000
• what limited the effectiveness of the SADF?

  International sanctions - arms boycott
• what was the effect of the arms boycott on the SADF?

  made it harder for them to legally aquire weapons
• how did the government work around the arms boycott?

  south africa made its own arms industry in 1964 (armaments production board)
• how much was invested into the armaments production board?

  R33 million