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Simon Mann

British military officer; Equatoguinean detainee

PersonDied aged 72humanQ2166799

Also known as Simon Francis Mann

Born: June 26, 1952
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1.Stated in The Daily Telegraph“Simon Mann, mercenary who was jailed for leading an attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea”telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2025/05/09/simon-mann-mercenary-coup-equatorial-guinea-died-obituary/
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Died: May 8, 2025
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1.“Simon Mann, Mercenary Who Sought to Overthrow African Leader, Dies at 72”nytimes.com/2025/05/22/world/africa/simon-mann-dead.html
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Birthplace: Aldershot
Place of death: London
Citizenship: United Kingdom
, South Africa
Occupation: mercenary
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1.Stated in The Daily Telegraph“Simon Mann, mercenary who was jailed for leading an attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea”telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2025/05/09/simon-mann-mercenary-coup-equatorial-guinea-died-obituary/
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, military officer(1972–1985)
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, entrepreneur
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Education: Eton College
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1.Stated in The Daily Telegraph“Simon Mann, mercenary who was jailed for leading an attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea”telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2025/05/09/simon-mann-mercenary-coup-equatorial-guinea-died-obituary/
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, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Employer: Sandline International(until 2004)

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Simon Francis Mann was a British officer in the Special Air Service (SAS), and later a mercenary. He trained to be an officer at Sandhurst and was commissioned into the Scots Guards. He later became a member of the SAS, and on leaving the military, he co-founded Sandline International with fellow ex-Scots Guards colonel Tim Spicer in 1996. Sandline operated mostly in Angola and Sierra Leone, but public protests against a contract with the government of Papua New Guinea led to the resignation of the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, in what became known as the Sandline affair.

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BBloody Sunday2002 · 2002 film directed by Paul Greengrass

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in The Peerage
2.Stated in The Daily Telegraph“Simon Mann, mercenary who was jailed for leading an attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea”telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2025/05/09/simon-mann-mercenary-coup-equatorial-guinea-died-obituary/
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Military branch: Scots Guards(since 1972)
Special Air Service
Given name: Simon
Francis
Father: George Mann
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1.Stated in The Peerage
2.Stated in The Daily Telegraph“Simon Mann, mercenary who was jailed for leading an attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea”telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2025/05/09/simon-mann-mercenary-coup-equatorial-guinea-died-obituary/
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Birth name: Simon Francis Mann
Native language: English
Participated in conflict: Gulf War
Sandline affair
Sierra Leone Civil War
2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt
Military, police or special rank: lieutenant(since 1976)
Family name: Mann
Child: Peter George Mann
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1.Stated in The Peerage
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Jack Mann
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Sophie Mann
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1.Stated in The Peerage
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Mother: Margaret Clark
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1.Stated in The Peerage
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Name in native language: Simon Mann

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