French mercenary leader bob denard, a selfstyled pirate of the republic involved in african wars since the 160s, has died, his sister said. For many years they were also the home of bob denard, a french mercenary. He went even further when he staged a coup which removed comoron president ali soilih, a madman who almost singlehandedly ran down the economy and terrorized the people of the islands with children who had the power of life and death over the populace. La définition du mercenaire telle que consignée dans le protocol e additionn el i apporte. Search for bob denard by weinberg, samantha and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now.
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