France-Albert René person
also: France Albert René, Rene, Rene government
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Seychellescountry · 3South Africacountry · 2Francecountry · 1Kenyacountry · 1James Manchamperson · 1CIAintelligence service · 1Soldier of Fortuneorganization · 1U.S. Air Forceorganization · 1
Claims (2)
France-Albert René overthrew
James Mancham host_asserted
“The man that had been deposed by Rene. So this is the guy that's kind of like the U.S. stooge that let them set up all of the operations there on the Seychelles. And the locals were not impressed with him. So they supported Rene and the ove…”
▶ Operation Gladio - Reagan’s complicity; Morocco-Seychelles-Suriname @ 26:52
South Africa attempted_coup_against
France-Albert René host_asserted
“It would seem that someone else had already determined that the Rene government should not stay in power because in December 1983, South Africa announced that it had arrested five men for attempting to recruit mercenaries for yet another pl…”
▶ Operation Gladio - Reagan’s complicity; Morocco-Seychelles-Suriname @ 34:17
Mentions (4)
▶ 22:25
And it has a population of about 62,000 people. It used to be, a long time ago, a British colony. And it has the Air Force Station there. And in 1977, there was a guy by the name of France Albert René, who, in a coup, took over the governme…
▶ 26:22
discovered what they were trying to do, and it happened to be before the mercenaries ever even took off from South Africa. An official investigation into the matter by the Seychelles government concluded that the U.S. and France had been di…
▶ 31:43
But he described the CIA man as having approved the plan. Motivation seems not to have been an issue raised at the trial. For the mercenaries, the coup attempt was undertaken presumably for money. But for the two governments involved, the U…
▶ 34:17
It would seem that someone else had already determined that the Rene government should not stay in power because in December 1983, South Africa announced that it had arrested five men for attempting to recruit mercenaries for yet another pl…