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Birth name | Jean Schramme |
Nickname(s) | "Black Jack"[1][2] |
Born | Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium | 25 March 1929
Died | 14 December 1988 Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil | (aged 59)
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Other work | Technical Adviser, Exército de Libertação de Portugal |
Jean "Black Jack" Schramme (25 March 1929 – 14 December 1988) was a Belgian mercenary and planter. He managed a vast estate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo until 1967.