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Katanga secession. Simba rebellion. Operation Angela. Thomas Michael " Mad Mike " Hoare (17 March 1919 – 2 February 2020) was a British military officer, mercenary and convicted hijacker [1] who fought during the Simba rebellion and was involved in carrying out the 1981 Seychelles coup d'état attempt.
Col. Thomas "Mad Mike" Hoare in 2018 (aged 98) An article in Gung Ho magazine [Note 1] edition of May 1981 titled "Mercenary opportunities west of Suez" extolled the benefits and possibilities associated with a mercenary take-over of Seychelles and Mauritius, noting former Seychelles Prime Minister Mancham's support for such an operation.
In 1981, the South African security services famously organised an attempted coup against René by a group of 44 white mercenaries led by Colonel "Mad" Mike Hoare. Other coups were also planned by elements in René’s regime, among Seychellois exiles in Britain , South Africa and Australia and by anti-communists in Pretoria and Washington .
Finally, the film's hero, Colonel Allen Faulkner, described as a British mercenary living in South Africa, was based on Colonel Michael "Mad Mike" Hoare. [7] Like Faulkner, Hoare was a former British Army officer living in South Africa who worked as a mercenary and had been hired to fight for the Tshombe government in the Congo in 1964-1965. [7]
Jerry Puren left the Congo with Tshombe for exile in Belgium. Mike Hoare and Alistair Wicks did not renew their contracts and left the Congo. John Peters, then commanding officer of 5 Commando, continued to pledge his—and the unit's—loyalty to the government and continued operations in southern Congo. [31]
† Taylor's fictional character is a light homage to Congo mercenary leader "Mad" Mike Hoare, who led the Congolese 5 Commando during the actual Simba rebellion and was a technical consultant on the film. [3] [4] ‡ A real German mercenary named Siegfried Müller fought in the Congo during the 1960s wearing an Iron Cross. [5]
Mike Hughes (daredevil) Michael Hughes (February 9, 1956 – February 22, 2020), popularly known as " Mad " Mike Hughes, was an American limousine driver, professed flat-Earther, and daredevil known for flying in self-built steam rockets. [1] [2] He died on February 22, 2020, while filming a stunt for an upcoming Science Channel television ...
The Simba rebellion, also known as the Orientale revolt, [13] was a regional uprising which took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1963 and 1965 in the wider context of the Congo Crisis and the Cold War. The rebellion, located in the east of the country, was led by the followers of Patrice Lumumba, who had been ousted from ...