1976 Angola Mercenaries

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The 1976 Angola Mercenaries were a group of foreign personnel recruited to take part in the Angolan civil war.

Kinshasa telegram

A British diplomatic cable of 19 February 1976, names a number of these individuals. The information is attributed to "Davies (Daily Mirror)".[1]

The following people were identified as being among 26 mercenaries who left Kinshasa to return to Europe on 18 February 1976:

According to the telegram, the "following may have been executed by Cullen or on his orders" The name 'Cullen' may be a reference to "Colonel Callan", the nom de guerre of Costas Georgiou:

The following were reported as remaining in Zaire, at the Kinshasa home of Holden Roberto:

The telegram reported that the following members of one of two missing patrols had been killed:

  • "Shotgun Charlie" of Greek Cypriot origin.
  • [First name unknown] Jarman
  • One other Briton, name unkown.
  • Other American and Portuguese patrol members.[5]

The telegram also referred to the execution of:

Luanda Mercenary Trial

The following were detained by the Angolan government and became defendants in Luanda mercenary trial which took place from 11 June to 28 June 1976.[7][8]

External Resources

Notes

  1. FCO Telegram, 19 February 1976, National Archives file FCO 45/1889
  2. FCO Telegram, 19 February 1976, National Archives file FCO 45/1889
  3. FCO Telegram, 19 February 1976, National Archives file FCO 45/1889
  4. FCO Telegram, 19 February 1976, National Archives file FCO 45/1889
  5. FCO Telegram, 19 February 1976, National Archives file FCO 45/1889
  6. FCO Telegram, 19 February 1976, National Archives file FCO 45/1889
  7. 1976: Mercenaries trial begins in Angola, On this Day - 11 June, BBC News, accessed 1 July 2010.
  8. 1976: Death sentence for mercenaries, On This Day - 28 June, BBC News, accessed 1 July 2010.
  9. Marvine Howe, New York Times, 6 June 1976, page 13, Column 1.