20.2 C
New York
June 28, 2025
Africa Equatorial Guinea Mark Thatcher news Robert Mugabe UK news World news Zimbabwe

Simon Mann, mercenary behind failed ‘wonga coup’, dies aged 72

Simon Mann, mercenary behind failed ‘wonga coup’, dies aged 72

Former SAS officer led a group of 70 who attempted to overthrow Equatorial Guinea’s president

Simon Mann, an Eton and Sandhurst-educated ex-SAS officer, who led a botched coup involving Margaret Thatcher’s son to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea, has died aged 72.

Mann led a group of 70 fellow mercenaries who were arrested in Zimbabwe in 2004 for attempting to topple Equatorial Guinea’s despotic president, Teodoro Obiang.

Continue reading…

Related posts

Canada owes First Nations billions after making ‘mockery’ of treaty deal, top court rules

TheWorldsNews

Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster to get day in UK courts

TheWorldsNews

Three killed and four critical after British Columbia ski-helicopter crash

TheWorldsNews

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This