For field hockey player, see Michael Hoare (field hockey).
Mad Mike Hoare
Mike Hoare, June 2018
Birth name
Thomas Michael Hoare
Born
(1919-03-17)17 March 1919 Calcutta, British India
Died
2 February 2020(2020-02-02) (aged 100) Durban, South Africa
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Branch
British Army
Rank
Colonel
Unit
London Irish Rifles
Wars
Second World War
Burma Campaign
Spouse(s)
Elizabeth Stott
(m. 1945; div. 1961)
Phyllis Sims
(m. 1961)
Children
5
Mercenary career
Nickname(s)
"Mad Mike"
Allegiance
Katanga
Congo-Léopoldville
South Africa
Battles
Congo Crisis
Katanga secession
Simba rebellion
Operation Angela
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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^"Eeben Barlow, Formerly of Executive Outcomes, on Mad Mike Hoare, the Legend's Death".
^Obituaries, Telegraph (2 February 2020). "'Mad Mike' Hoare, mercenary leader – obituary". The Daily Telegraph.
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