Angolan mercenaries demo

Title

Angolan mercenaries demo

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1976

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Duration

00:04:15

Description

Report on demonstration by families of British mercenaries now imprisoned in Angola, to demand more action from the government to get them released. Four mercenaries were recently executed. Interviews with relatives John Lawler and Lindsay(?) Ryan and former mercenary Michael Mott who calls for execution of mercenary leader Colonel Callan. Reporter not identified.

Contributors

John Lawler; Lindsay(?) Ryan; Michael Mott

Keywords

War; Angola; Demonstrations; Executions; Colonel Callan

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