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  2. South African Defence Force - Wikipedia

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    The South African Defence Force (SADF) (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag) comprised the armed forces of South Africa from 1957 until 1994. Shortly before the state reconstituted itself as a republic in 1961, the former Union Defence Force was officially succeeded by the SADF, which was established by the Defence Act (No. 44) of 1957.

  3. List of acts of the Parliament of South Africa, 1950–1959

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    Deeds Registries Amendment Act, 1957: 44: Defence Act, 1957: 45: Hartebeestpoort Irrigation Scheme (Crocodile River) Amendment Act, 1957: 46: State-aided Institutions Amendment Act, 1957: 47: Wine and Spirits Control Amendment Act, 1957: 48: Merchant Shipping (Certificates of Competency) Amendment Act, 1957: 49: Railway Construction Act, 1957: 50

  4. South African Army - Wikipedia

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    The Defence Act (No. 44) of 1957 renamed the UDF the South African Defence Force (SADF) and established within it some quick-reaction units, or Commandos, to respond to localised threats. The SADF, numbering about 20,000 in 1958, would grow to almost 80,000 in the next two decades.

  5. South African resistance to war - Wikipedia

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    Those who resisted war in general or in part due to either religious, private or personal convictions by failing to enlist, deserting, or refusing to do service by other means were deserters and punishable under the Military Discipline Code (MDC), which forms part of the 1957 Defence Act. Although the 1957 Defence Act requires military service ...

  6. Union Defence Force (South Africa) - Wikipedia

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    The Union Defence Force (UDF) (Afrikaans: Unie-Verdedigingsmag) comprised the armed forces of South Africa from 1 July 1912, when the Defence Act (No 13 of 1912) took effect, two years after the creation of the Union of South Africa, until 1957 when it was reorganised and renamed the South African Defence Force (SADF).

  7. 1957 Defence White Paper - Wikipedia

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    The 1957 White Paper on Defence (Cmnd. 124) was a British white paper issued in March 1957 setting forth the perceived future of the British military. [1] It had profound effects on all aspects of the defence industry but probably the most affected was the British aircraft industry.

  8. Defence Act - Wikipedia

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    The Defence (Transfer of Functions) Act 1964 (c. 15); The Defence Acts 1842 to 1873 is the collective title of the following Acts: [1]. The Defence Act 1842 (5 & 6 Vict. c. 94); The Defence Act 1854 (17 & 18 Vict. c. 67)

  9. Price–Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act - Wikipedia

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    Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. The Price-Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act (commonly called the Price-Anderson Act) is a United States federal law, first passed in 1957 and since renewed several times, which governs liability-related issues for all non-military nuclear facilities constructed in the United States before 2026.