Simon Mann
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Background Notes: Republic of Equitorial Guinea...sentenced in July 2008; he was allowed visits by western media and family members. Mann was pardoned in November 2009, and he returned to the United Kingdom. On February 17, 2009, gunmen in boats attacked the Presidential Palace in Malabo. In this article: Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Bioko, Francisco Macias Nguema, United States, Simon Mann, Malabo, Bata, European Union, and United Nations |
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Independent.co.uk - World | November 07, 2009
Foreign Office warns Mann to 'keep quiet'
...Coup' keeping his own counsel By Brian Brady and David Randall Simon Mann returned to Britain on Friday after being pardoned and released from prison in Equatorial Guinea Simon Mann has been urged by Foreign Office officials to remain...
In this article: Mark Thatcher, Ely Calil, UK, Jack Straw, Equatorial Guinea, Best interests, Metropolitan Police, and Daily Mail
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 08, 2009
Thatcher's son may face court over coup
...boss of the operation''. Scotland Yard detectives are investigating British links to the plot and Mr Mann confirmed on his return to Britain last week that he has already spoken to them during his time in jail. ''I am very happy to...
In this article: Mark Thatcher, Ely Calil, Equatorial Guinea, London, Britain, South Africa, and Terrorism Act 2006
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BBC News | November 04, 2009
Freed E Guinea plotter regrets coup
...had said he was only "a pawn" in the plot. He had implicated London-based Lebanese millionaire Ely Calil and Sir Mark Thatcher, son of former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in the coup. Sir Mark, who now lives in southern Spain, was...
In this article: Mark Thatcher, Equatorial Guinea, Ely Calil, Jacob Zuma, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, UK, South Africa, and Frank Gardner
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BBC News | November 06, 2009
SA mercenaries 'do not face jail'
...part in the foiled coup. He also reiterated his claims that London-based Lebanese millionaire Ely Calil and Sir Mark Thatcher, son of former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, had been involved in the plot. He said he was anxious that...
In this article: Equatorial Guinea, South Africa, Ely Calil, Mark Thatcher, Jacob Zuma, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, and Margaret Thatcher
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | November 04, 2009
British mercenary home after E. Guinea pardon
...home after E. Guinea pardon British mercenary Simon Mann voiced relief Wednesday as he arrived home after more than five "tough" years behind bars for a failed 2004 coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea. Mann flew back to Britain on a...
In this article: Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Mark Thatcher, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Britain, Surgery, and Eton
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Times Online | November 06, 2009
Simon Mann reunited with wife after release from Equatorial Guinea jail
...Equatorial Guinea jail Lucy Bannerman Sporting a wide grin despite his gaunt frame Simon Mann embraces his wife, Amanda, in the first photographs to be released since his return to Britain. The freed mercenary is preparing to sell his...
In this article: Equatorial Guinea, The Sunday Times, Ely Calil, Mark Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, and Severo Moto
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | November 04, 2009
Simon Mann ready to help prosecute Sir Mark Thatcher
Simon Mann ready to help prosecute Sir Mark Thatcher Simon Mann, the freed mercenary, flew back to Britain yesterday after saying he would help to prosecute Sir Mark Thatcher and others he claimed were involved in the failed coup on...
In this article: Mark Thatcher, Ely Calil, Equatorial Guinea, Margaret Thatcher, London, Britain, and Dog
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | November 06, 2009
Simon Mann celebrates freedom with wife
...shown to him since he was released from jail. Published: 8:00AM GMT 07 Nov 2009 Simon Mann celebrates his freedom with his wife Amanda Photo: PA The Old Etonian and ex-SAS soldier was pardoned from his 34-year sentence for his part...
In this article: Mark Thatcher, Britain, South Africa, Baroness Thatcher, and Severo Moto
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | November 04, 2009
Mercenary points finger at Thatcher's son over coup plot
...freed in 2005. At his trial, Mann implicated Mark Thatcher, son of Britain's former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, in the plot to oust Obiang, who has run Equatorial Guinea since a 1979 coup that ousted his uncle. Speaking in Malabo...
In this article: Mark Thatcher, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Equatorial Guinea, Britain, Malabo, Margaret Thatcher, and Africa
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Simon Francis Mann (born 26 June 1952) is a security expert, mercenary and former British Army officer, and South African citizen extradited to Equatorial Guinea on 1 February 2008. He was accused of planning a coup d'etat to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea by leading a mercenary force into the capital Malabo in an effort to kidnap or kill President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. The charges in South Africa against him were dropped on 23 February 2007, but the charges remained in Equatorial Guinea, where he was convicted in absentia in November 2004. He lost an extradition hearing to Equatorial Guinea after serving three years of a four-year prison sentence in Zimbabwe for the same crimes and being released early on good behavior. On the arrival of Mann in Equatorial Guinea for his trial in Malabo, public Prosecutor Jose Olo Obono said that Mann would face three charges - crimes against the head of state, crimes against the government, and crimes against the peace and independence of the state. On July 7 2008, Mann was sentenced to 34 years and four months in prison by a court in Equatorial Guinea.
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