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French soldier and mercenary who operated in many African countries during the Cold War. He is, to date, the only mercenary who has ruled over a nation . However, he did not hold political office and ruled through the puppet president he ousted previously, Ahmed Abdallah .
A mercenary, also called a merc, soldier of fortune, or hired gun, 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.
10 de abr. de 2024 · Mercenary, hired professional soldier who fights for any state or nation without regard to political interests or issues. From the earliest days of organized warfare until the development of political standing armies in the mid-17th century, governments frequently supplemented their military forces.
4 de dic. de 2019 · Recent years have seen major mercenary activity in Yemen, Nigeria, Ukraine, Syria, and Iraq. Many of these for-profit warriors outclass local militaries, and a few can even stand up to America’s most elite forces, as the battle in Syria shows.
26 de feb. de 2012 · Modern-day mercenaries are stationed throughout the world fighting conflicts for governments that are reluctant to use their own troops.
Social media channels and private messaging groups are being used in Russia to recruit a new brigade of mercenaries to fight in Ukraine alongside the army, the BBC has learned.
24 de jul. de 2013 · Mercenaries have been hired by a variety of actors in order to supplement existing forces and/or to provide specific expertise in military tactics or technology. They have shifted from individual entrepreneurs able to sell their services to the highest bidder, either in groups or singly.
