South African intelligence service decorations
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. It became a separate service, the Bureau for State Security, in 1968, and was renamed the Directorate of National Security in 1979 and the National Intelligence Service in 1980.
A series of decorations and medals was instituted for the NIS in 1981. It was enlarged in 1987 and 1990.
The NIS was superseded in 1994 by the National Intelligence Agency and the South African Secret Service.
South Africa
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South African honours system
The South African honours system has a continuous history from 1910, when the Union of South Africa was established.-1910 to 1952:South Africa used the British honours system from its establishment on 31 May 1910. However, in 1925, the South African Government issued a decree that banned South...
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National Intelligence Service
The National Intelligence Service was established in 1963 as Republican Intelligence, a branch of the South African PoliceSouth African Police
The South African Police was the country's police force until 1994. The SAP traced its origin to the Dutch Watch, a paramilitary organization formed by settlers in the Cape in 1655, initially to protect civilians against attack and later to maintain law and order...
. It became a separate service, the Bureau for State Security, in 1968, and was renamed the Directorate of National Security in 1979 and the National Intelligence Service in 1980.
A series of decorations and medals was instituted for the NIS in 1981. It was enlarged in 1987 and 1990.
- Decorations
- NIS Decoration for Distinguished Leadership (ED) (1981-94)
- NIS Cross for Valour (CV) (1981-94)
- NIS Decoration for Outstanding Leadership (OD) (1981-94)
- NIS Civil Decoration (1981-94)
- NIS Decoration (1981-94)
- NIS Medal for Distinguished Service (1981-94)
- NIS Civil Medal (1990-94)
- Long service medal
- NIS Medal for Faithful Service (1981-94)
The NIS was superseded in 1994 by the National Intelligence Agency and the South African Secret Service.
National Intelligence Agency and SA Secret Service
A new series of decorations and medals was instituted in 2005 for members of the NIA and the SASS (collectively referred to as the "Intelligence Services"):- Decorations
- Intelligence Services Medal for Valour (South Africa) (MV) (2005- )
- Intelligence Services Outstanding Leadership Medal (South Africa) (OLM) (2005- )
- Intelligence Services Distinguished Service Medal (South Africa) (2005- )
- Long service medal
- Intelligence Services Loyal Service Medal (2005- )
See also
- British and Commonwealth orders and decorations
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