Arrest of Simon Mann
British mercenary Simon Mann, convicted of attempting to overthrow Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema in a failed coup in 2004, receives a presidential pardon and is released
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Simon Mann Biography and Timeline
Follow Simon Mann through 2 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Simon Mann, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
2Distinct records
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2009–2009Years on this page
2009
Coup
British mercenary Simon Mann, convicted of attempting to overthrow Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema in a failed coup in 2004, receives a presidential pardon and is released
Records, sources and methodology
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