2004 Equatorial Guinea coup attempt event
also: coup in another country, plot
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Simon Mann member_of
2004 Equatorial Guinea coup attempt documented
“They had planned to overthrow the government of President Mbosago, who had ruled there since 1979. Equatorial Guinea was the third largest oil producer in Africa. In exchange for orchestrating the coup, the leaders of the plot would gain an…”
▶ The Colonels Corner The Invisible Soldiers by Hagedorn Part 2 @ 50:44
Mark Thatcher member_of
2004 Equatorial Guinea coup attempt documented
“The guy, man, as well as a few coup plotting colleagues such as Mark Thatcher. Yeah. The son of Margaret Thatcher. Same guy. And Nick Dutoit, legendary for his work in apartheid South African special forces. Several of the hired guns arrest…”
▶ The Colonels Corner The Invisible Soldiers by Hagedorn Part 2 @ 51:13
Nick du Toit member_of
2004 Equatorial Guinea coup attempt documented
“The guy, man, as well as a few coup plotting colleagues such as Mark Thatcher. Yeah. The son of Margaret Thatcher. Same guy. And Nick Dutoit, legendary for his work in apartheid South African special forces. Several of the hired guns arrest…”
▶ The Colonels Corner The Invisible Soldiers by Hagedorn Part 2 @ 51:13
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for separate events. While Spicer was seeking a lucrative U.S. contract for his latest company, Mann was planning a coup in another country. In March, a Boeing 727 loaded with 60 men and $180,000 in cash and crates of guns was stopped minut…
▶ 50:44
They had planned to overthrow the government of President Mbosago, who had ruled there since 1979. Equatorial Guinea was the third largest oil producer in Africa. In exchange for orchestrating the coup, the leaders of the plot would gain an…
▶ 51:46
military groups. The plot that catapulted Mann into a jail cell in Zimbabwe was a classic mercenary operation that seemed to be real-life adaptation of Dogs of War. Spicer and Mann had been partners and compatriots in the private military w…