Bophuthatswana Defence Force

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Bophuthatswana Defence Force
Bophuthatswana Weermag
Flag of the BDF
Founded	6 December 1977
Disbanded	April 1994
Service branches	Infantry Special Forces Air Force
Headquarters	Mmabatho
Leadership
Commander-in-chief	Lucas Mangope
Chief of the Defence Force	Maj. Gen. H.S. Turner
Personnel
Military age	18–49
Deployed personnel	3,000 (1988)
Related articles
History	Military history of South Africa
Ranks	Military ranks of Bophuthatswana

The Bophuthatswana Defence Force (Afrikaans: Bophuthatswana Weermag; BDF) was established on 6 December 1977 from trainees of the South African Defence Force. It was the defence force of the Republic of Bophuthatswana, a nominally independent bantustan during the Apartheid era of South Africa.