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Four mercenaries (one American and three British) are executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial.
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Angola
Country on the west coast of Southern Africa
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and population and is the seventh-largest country in Africa. It is bordered by Namibia to the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Luanda Trial
1976 trial and execution of Western mercenaries in Luanda during the Angolan Civil War
The Luanda Trial was a trial held in Luanda, Angola, in June 1976 during the Angolan Civil War. Thirteen Western mercenaries were sentenced to either long prison terms or execution by firing squad.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)