an ak k ale ▁Province , ▁Turkey ▁ ▁A date pe , ▁V ez irk ö prü , ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁S ams un ▁Province , ▁Turkey ▁ ▁Sh ips ▁ ▁A date pe - class ▁destroy er , ▁two ▁former ▁destroy ers ▁of ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Navy ▁ ▁T CG ▁A date pe ▁( D ▁ 3 5 3 ), ▁a ▁G ear ing - class ▁former ▁destroy er ▁of ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Navy <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Star ▁for ▁Cons pic uous ▁Le ad ership , ▁post - nom inal ▁letters ▁S CL , ▁was ▁instit uted ▁by ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁veter an ▁cad res ▁of ▁the ▁Az an ian ▁People ' s ▁Liber ation ▁Army , ▁the ▁military ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁Pan ▁African ist ▁Congress , ▁for ▁distinguished ▁conduct ▁and ▁exception al ▁combat ▁leadership ▁during ▁the ▁" stru gg le ". ▁ ▁Az an ian ▁People ' s ▁Liber ation ▁Army ▁The ▁Az an ian ▁People ' s ▁Liber ation ▁Army ▁( AP LA ) ▁was ▁the ▁para - mil it ary ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁Pan ▁African ist ▁Congress ▁( P AC ). ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁to ▁w age ▁an ▁armed ▁struggle ▁against ▁the ▁National ist ▁government ▁inside ▁South ▁Africa . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁Az an ian ▁People ' s ▁Liber ation ▁Army ▁was ▁am alg am ated ▁with ▁six ▁other