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February 2, 2020
Mad Mike Hoare, British-Irish military officer and mercenary (born 1919)
Mad Mike Hoare
Thomas Michael "Mad Mike" Hoare was a British-Irish military officer and mercenary who fought during the Simba rebellion and was involved in carrying out the 1981 Seychelles coup d'état attempt.
Mercenary
A mercenary is a private individual who joins an armed conflict for personal profit, is otherwise an outsider to the conflict, and is not a member of any other official military. Mercenaries fight for money or other forms of payment rather than for political interests.
February 2
February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 332 days remain until the end of the year.