December 2: On This Day in World History … briefly
Five mercenaries, NIS agent Dolinchek (under the alias Anton Lubic), and one female civilian accomplice were left behind and arrested. Six of them had been part of the advance team. One mercenary had been killed and two wounded. One Seychellois soldier was killed and a police sergeant was wounded.
1981: ‘Mad Mike’ Hoare’s mercenary coup fails in Seychelles
White mercenaries posing as golfers on holiday failed in an attempt to overthrow the left-wing government of the Seychelles. They got no further than the airport, where a golf bag fell open to reveal a gun.
Led by the notorious ex-Congo mercenary Colonel ‘Mad Mike’ Hoare, the 44 men shot their way out of the airport building and hijacked an Air India jet to South Africa, which is believed to be source of their backing.
The men were arrested on arrival, but most of them were released.
Most notable historic snippets or facts extracted from the book ‘On This Day’ first published in 1992 by Octopus Publishing Group Ltd, London, as well as additional supplementary information extracted from Wikipedia.
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