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has gloss | eng: The 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup détat attempt was an alleged coup attempt against the government of Equatorial Guinea in order to replace President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo with exiled opposition politician Severo Moto, carried out by mercenaries and organised by mainly British financiers. Equatorial Guinea has vast oil and gas reserves. One US official called it "the new Kuwait". On March 9, 2004 Nick du Toit and 14 other South African and Armenian men were arrested in Equatorial Guinea on suspicion of being the mercenaries vanguard. The alleged plot leader ex-Special Air Service (SAS) officer Simon Mann, |
lexicalization | eng: 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'etat attempt |
lexicalization | eng: 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt |
instance of | c/Attempted coups |
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