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Hendrik van den Bergh (police official)
Hendrik Johan van den Bergh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 November 1914 |
| Died | 16 August 1997 (aged 82) |
| Other names | "Tall Hendrik" (Afrikaans: Lang Hendrik) |
| Known for | Founding of Bureau of State Security (B.O.S.S.) |
| Police career | |
| Country | South African Police |
| Allegiance |  South Africa |
| Department | South African Bureau of State Security |
| Branch | Intelligence |
| Service years | c. 1945 – 1980 |
| Rank | General/Director-General |
General Hendrik Johan van den Bergh, SSA (27 November 1914 – 16 August 1997)[1] was a South African police official most famous for founding the Bureau of State Security (B.O.S.S.), an intelligence agency created on 16 May 1969[2] to coordinate military and domestic intelligence for the government[3][4] as well as to suppress political dissidents.[1][5] He was known as "Tall Hendrik" (Afrikaans: Lang Hendrik) on account of his height (6 feet 5 inches (196 cm)).[5]
- ^ a b Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- ^ 16 May 1969: The South African Bureau of State Security (BOSS) established South African History Online
- ^ Byrnes, Rita, M (1997). "South Africa: a country study". Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. Washington D.C.: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Byrnes, Rita M. (ed) South Africa: Military Intelligence and Intelligence Coordination, Library of Congress Country Studies, 1996
- ^ a b Braid, Mary (21 August 1997). "Obituary: Hendrik van den Bergh". The Independent. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
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