Complex sentence: The Bronze Medal for Merit, post-nominal letters BMM, was instituted by the President in April 1996 and could be awarded to veteran cadres of the Azanian People's Liberation Army who had rendered service of a high order during The Struggle.
Split into simpler sentences: The Bronze Medal for Merit, post-nominal letters BMM, was instituted by the President in April 1996. The decoration could be awarded to veteran cadres of the Azanian People's Liberation Army who had rendered service of a high order during The Struggle.