Solly Shoke
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Lieutenant-General Solly Shoke MMS (born 1956) is a South African military commander. He joined Umkhonto weSizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress, in the 1970s, and served as a field commander during the liberation struggle against the South African government in the 1980s. He transferred to the South African National Defence Force when MK was incorporated into it in 1994.
In 1998, Maj Gen Shoke commanded the South African Development Community forces during Operation Boleas in Lesotho. He was promoted to Chief of the South African Army in 2004.
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- Article in SA Soldier (September 2004)
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