Wonga Coup

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Planned coup in Equatorial Guinea which unravelled on 7 March 2004.

People

Zimbabwe

Some 70 people were arrested at at Harare International Airport on 7 March 2004, 67 of whom had arrived aboard a Boeing 727 from South Africa.[1]

Equatorial Guinea

A number of foreign nationals were arrested in Malabo on 8 March 2004 in connection with the coup attempt.

Five Equatorial Guinean nationals were arrested between March and June 2004.

Canary Islands

South Africa

United Kingdom

References

  1. Equatorial Guinea, a trial with too many flaws, Amnesty International, accessed 12 April 2008.
  2. The Wonga Coup, Adam Roberts, Profile Books 2006, List of characters, Chapter 17.
  3. Equatorial Guinea, a trial with too many flaws, Amnesty International, accessed 12 April 2008.
  4. The Wonga Coup, Adam Roberts, Profile Books 2006, pp183-184
  5. The Wonga Coup, Adam Roberts, Profile Books 2006, List of characters.
  6. From inside Black Beach jail, a chained and shackled Simon Mann names names, by David Pallister, The Guardian, 12 March 2008.