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Military Reform – 1996

“Of the approximately 28,000 originally registered Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) and 6,000 Azanian People’s Liberation Army (Apla) members, about 16,000 reported for integration and, of these 4,000 chose to demobilize.”¹ According to a news report, approximately 18,000 former MK and APLA members reported to the SANDF force during the 18-month reintegration process, which ended in November 1996.²

1. “South Africa; Army marches into the future,” Africa News, November 8, 1996.
2. “SOUTH AFRICA; Nearly 18,000 former guerrillas integrated into army in 18 months,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, December 10, 1995.