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Part Two: The Dumbest Coup In World History

Behind the Bastards

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Simon Mann and the 32 Battalion

In 1993, Simon Mann took control of a private security firm called executive outcomes. He hired South African and British mercenaries to fill out his army. In 1994, they carried out what man claimed was the largest combined arms attack in Africa since World War II. The success at Soyu earned executive outcomes a reputation for ferocity and competence.

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