What is Johannes Geldenhuys?
[[File:GeldenHuys.jpg|right|200px]] General '''Johannes Jacobus ('Jannie') Geldenhuys''' (5 February 1935 &ndash; 9 September 2018) was a [[South Africa]]n military commander. He was Chief of the [[South African Defence Force]] between 1985 and 1990.<ref name=sahistory>{{cite web|url=http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/chronology/thisday/1935-02-05.htm |title=5 February 1935: General Jannie Geldenhuys is born |publisher=SA History.org |access-date=21 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211042445/http://sahistory.org.za/pages/chronology/thisday/1935-02-05.htm |archive-date=11 February 2007 }}</ref> He was born in [[Kroonstad]], [[Free State (province)|Orange Free State Province]].<ref name=sainfo>{{cite web|url=http://www.sadf.info/InCommandArmy.html |title=Senior (High Office) Officers / Offisiere |publisher=SADF Info |access-date=21 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323001826/http://www.sadf.info/InCommandArmy.html |archive-date=23 March 2011 }}</ref> Geldenhuys died on 9 September 2018 in [[George, Western Cape|George]], [[Western Cape]] at the age of 83.<ref>[https://www.netwerk24.com/Nuus/Algemeen/voormalige-sa-weermaghoof-sterf-20180910 Voormalige SA weermaghoof sterf] {{in lang|af}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Geldenhuys, Johannes}} [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:White South African people]] [[Category:South African military people]] [[Category:Free State (province)]]