South Africa

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The executive president of the Republic of South Africa is nominally the commander in chief of the country's armed forces. The command structure has undergone some reforms since 1997, largely to ensure civilian oversight by the legislature. The head of the military is the minister of defense, backed up by the deputy minister of defense. Under the purview of the Defence Ministry is the Department of Defence, which is headed by the secretary for defense, a civilian director general...

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