National Service (South Africa)

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf conscription system
gptkbp:abolished South African government in 1993
gptkbp:alternativeTo gptkb:community_service
non-combatant service
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:endDate 1993
gptkbp:followedBy voluntary military service
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Service (South Africa)
gptkbp:implementedIn gptkb:South_African_Defence_Force
gptkbp:legalBasis Defence Amendment Act, 1967
gptkbp:notableEvent mass conscription protests in 1980s
gptkbp:opposedBy End Conscription Campaign
gptkbp:relatedGroup white South African males
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:South_African_Border_War
apartheid
gptkbp:servicePeriod initially 9 months
later 12 months
later 2 years
gptkbp:startDate 1967
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Youth_Service_Corps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6