Hendrik van den Bergh (police official), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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South African police officer
Date of Birth: 27-Nov-1914
Place of Birth: Vredefort, Free State, South Africa
Date of Death: 16-Aug-1997
Profession: police officer
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Hendrik van den Bergh (police official)
- Hendrik Johan van den Bergh (27 November 1914 – 16 August 1997) was a South African police official most famous for founding of the Bureau of State Security (B.O.S.S.), an intelligence agency created on 16 May 1969 to coordinate military and domestic intelligence for the government as well as to suppress political dissidents. He was known as "Tall Hendrik" (Afrikaans: Lang Hendrik) on account of his height (6 feet 5 inches (196 cm)).
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