| Operational Medal for Southern Africa | |
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| Type | Military campaign medal |
| Awarded for | Operational service outside South Africa |
| Country |    South Africa |
| Presented by | the President |
| Eligibility | Umkhonto we Sizwe and Azanian People's Liberation Army cadres |
| Campaign(s) | The "struggle" |
| Status | Discontinued in 2003 |
| Established | 1998 |
 Ribbon bar | |
| APLA and MK 1996 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear | |
| Next (higher) | MK precedence:
APLA precedence:
SANDF precedence:
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| Next (lower) | MK and APLA succession:
SANDF succession:
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The Operational Medal for Southern Africa was instituted by the President of the Republic of South Africa in 1998. It was awarded to veteran cadres of Umkhonto we Sizwe and the Azanian People's Liberation Army for operational service outside South Africa during the "struggle".[1]
- ^ South African Medal Website - Liberation armies (Accessed 30 April 2015)