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Lieutenant General Pierre Steyn (born 25 November 1942, Swellendam)〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Pierre Steyn - Who's Who SA )〕 is a retired South African Air Force officer who served as Chief of the Defence Staff and Secretary for Defence. He graduated from the Military Academy in 1963,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Profile of Lt Genl P D Steyn )〕 where he was awarded the ''Sword of Honour''. He served as SAAF ''Chief of Air Staff Operations'' from 19871988,〔 SADF Chief of Staff Personnel (19891992) and in 1992 was appointed Chief of Defence Force Staff. While in this position President F.W. de Klerk asked him to investigate the workings of the military intelligence structures prior to South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994. This became known as the Steyn Report. Steyn handed his report to De Klerk and the following day, De Klerk issued a statement saying that six top-ranking officials had been placed on compulsory early retirement and sixteen on compulsory leave pending further investigation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=TRC Final Report )〕 This became known as the “Night of the Generals”. He was appointed Secretary for Defence in August 1994 but resigned in 1998.〔 == Awards and Decorations == * * * * * * * * * * 100px SAAF Pilot's Wings (more than 2500 hours) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pierre Steyn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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