Mercenary Mann says SA backed coup plot
Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Simon Mann, a British mercenary jailed for plotting against the government of Equatorial Guinea, has said SA tacitly supported a failed 2004 coup.
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A Coup in Equatorial Guinea
jonathan morgan (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Back in 2004 Simon Mann, Mark Thatcher and a few other wealthy, power-hungry individuals decided to stage a coup in Equatorial Guinea. Their scheme was stopped thanks to Zimbabwean intervention, and Mann has recently been pardoned. Last night we watched a BBC documentary about this fascinating story. If you're in the UK, Check it out [...]
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BBC Four to interview coup mercenary
Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
BBC Four's Storyville secures an exclusive interview with pardoned coup mercenary Simon Mann.
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Equatorial Guinea's walk-over election
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
RESULTS are not announced until 7 December, but the winner of this weekend's election in Equatorial Guinea, where former British soldier Simon Mann attempted a coup in 2
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Equatorial Guinea's walk-over election
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
RESULTS are not announced until 7 December, but the winner of this weekend's election in Equatorial Guinea, where former British soldier Simon Mann attempted a coup in 2
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President Nguema of Equatorial Guinea on course to extend three-decade rule
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
... people." Obiang has faced several threats from abroad, including a 2004 coup attempt led by Simon Mann , the former British mercenary who was pardoned in November and freed from a sentence of 34 years' jail for his part in the plot. Earlier this year seaborne gunmen suspected to be militants from Nigeria's unstable Niger Delta attacked his palace. Obiang faced growing criticism...
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Equatorial Guinea ruler extends 30-year term in contested election
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
... people". Obiang has faced several threats from abroad, including a 2004 coup attempt led by Simon Mann , the former British mercenary who was pardoned in November and freed from a sentence of 34 years in jail for his part in the plot. Earlier this year, gunmen travelling in boats, suspected to be militants from Nigeria's unstable Niger Delta, attacked Obiang's palace. He has...
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Equatorial Guinea Elections Set to Extend Rule of Obiang Nguema; Mann Makes Claims on Coup Attempt
Pan-African News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Former British Soldier Simon Mann has been sentenced for his involvement in a coup plot against the government of Equatorial Guinea in 2004. The plot was uncovered by the Zimbabwe Government. Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File Photos Obiang Nguema set to extend rule Reuters MALABO. Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema looked to extend his 30-year rule...
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And the winner is … Equatorial Guinea's poll is a foregone conclusion
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
RESULTS are not announced until 7 December, but the winner of this weekend's election in Equatorial Guinea, where former British soldier Simon Mann attempted a coup in 2004, is near certain. The 30-year rule of Teodoro Obiang Nguema, a man accused of draining his nation's oil wealth to enrich his family, will continue.
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E Guinea opposition rejects poll
BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Normally a secretive state, Equatorial Guinea made headlines in October with the pardoning of a group South African and British mercenaries headed by Simon Mann who had been jailed for attempting a coup.