South African Bureau of State Security
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The South African Bureau for State Security (incorrectly given the abbreviation B.O.S.S. by journalists) was established in 1969 and replaced by the National Intelligence Service
(NIS) in 1980. The Bureau's job was to monitor national security. It was headed by Hendrik van den Bergh.
The Bureau is perhaps most infamous for its involvement in the Information Scandal or Muldergate Scandal
, when South African Government funds were used to establish a pro-National Party
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newspaper, The Citizen. This scandal was the main reason for its replacement in 1980.
National Intelligence Service (South Africa)
The National Intelligence Service was an intelligence agency of the Republic of South Africa that took over from the older South African Bureau of State Security in 1980. Associated with the Apartheid Era in South Africa, it was replaced by the South African Secret Service and the National...
(NIS) in 1980. The Bureau's job was to monitor national security. It was headed by Hendrik van den Bergh.
The Bureau is perhaps most infamous for its involvement in the Information Scandal or Muldergate Scandal
Muldergate Scandal
The Muldergate scandal, also known as the Information Scandal, was a South African political scandal involving the Department of Information.South African Prime Minister BJ Vorster, Dr. Connie Mulder and Dr...
, when South African Government funds were used to establish a pro-National Party
National Party (South Africa)
The National Party is a former political party in South Africa. Founded in 1914, it was the governing party of the country from 4 June 1948 until 9 May 1994. Members of the National Party were sometimes known as Nationalists or Nats. Its policies included apartheid, the establishment of a...
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English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
newspaper, The Citizen. This scandal was the main reason for its replacement in 1980.
See also
- Apartheid
- Balthazar Johannes Vorster
- Civil Cooperation BureauCivil Cooperation BureauThe South African Civil Cooperation Bureau was a government-sponsored hit squad during the apartheid era that operated under the authority of Defence Minister General Magnus Malan...
- State Security CouncilState Security CouncilThe State Security Council presided over the National Security Management System of president P W Botha's apartheid regime in South Africa. Its function was to advise the government on formulating and executing national security policy. Botha himself chaired the SSC, which was served by a...