Mad Mike Hoare | |
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![]() Mike Hoare, June 2018 | |
Birth name | Thomas Michael Hoare |
Born | Calcutta, British India | 17 March 1919
Died | 2 February 2020 Durban, South Africa | (aged 100)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch | British Army |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | London Irish Rifles |
Wars | |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Stott
(m. 1945; div. 1961)Phyllis Sims (m. 1961) |
Children | 5 |
Mercenary career | |
Nickname(s) | "Mad Mike" |
Allegiance | |
Battles |
Thomas Michael "Mad Mike" Hoare (17 March 1919 – 2 February 2020) was an Irish[1] military officer and mercenary who fought during the Simba rebellion and was involved in carrying out the 1981 Seychelles coup d'état attempt.[2][3]
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