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Thomas Michael "Mad Mike" Hoare (17 March 1919 – 2 February 2020) was an Irish military officer and mercenary who fought during the Simba rebellion and was involved in carrying out the 1981 Seychelles coup d'état attempt.
Dec 23, 2020 · Mike Hoare and dozens of burly men were swaggering through the Mahé airport in the Seychelles islands, just a friendly rugby club on vacation — the Ancient Order of Froth Blowers, with the ...
Michael "Mad Mike" Hoare, widely considered the world's best known mercenary, has died aged 100. Born in India to Irish parents, he led campaigns in the Congo in the 1960s that...
Feb 3, 2020 · Mike Hoare, an Irish soldier of fortune who led white mercenary forces in civil wars in Congo in the 1960s and a ragtag band of commandos in a farcical aborted coup in the Seychelles in 1981,...
Many Irishmen have made a mark on history but few as profound as Mike Hoare – a name that carries many tags: soldier, legend, 'Mad Mike', mercenary commander, saviour of nuns, Congo, yachtsman, Seychelles coup, author, and gentleman.
Irish-born “Mad” Mike Hoare used his British Army training to carve out a notorious reputation as a mercenary leader in the Belgian Congo. In time, 19 different nationalities would be represented in Hoare’s mercenary force, called 5 Commando, although the majority of the men were South Africans and Rhodesians.
Michael "Mad Mike" Hoare, widely considered the world's best known mercenary, has died aged 100. Born in India to Irish parents, he led campaigns in the Congo in the 1960s that...
