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	Mark Thatcher
		Mark Thatcher was born on 15 August 1953, two minutes before his sister Carol.
		Mark Thatcher became a racing driver and notoriously lost his way in the Sahara during the Paris-Dakar Rally.
		Mark Thatcher was arrested in August 2004 in connection with an alleged coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea.
	www.biogs.com /famous/thatchermark.html (205 words)

	Mark Thatcher charged - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		Thatcher was arrested on allegations he was involved in a plot to overthrow the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.
		CAPE TOWN, (AFP)- Mark Thatcher, the son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was charged in a South African court yesterday with bankrolling a coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea that led to the arrest of dozens of suspected mercenaries five months ago.
		Thatcher has been linked to one of the alleged masterminds of the coup plot, Simon Mann, who is currently on trial in Zimbabwe in connection with the attempt to topple president Nguema in Malabo.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /news/html/20040825T220000-0500_65195_OBS_MARK_THATCHER_CHARGED.asp (830 words)

	Mark Thatcher
		Mark Thatcher and his twin sister Carol were just six years old when their mother Margaret was elected to the British Parliament.
		It was in February 1986 that Mark allegedly got involved in arms dealing, and was rumored to have received a commission on the $30 billion al-Yamamah contract.
		In 1995 Mark and his family moved to Constantia, South Africa, an affluent suburb of Cape Town.
	www.nndb.com /people/353/000059176 (263 words)

	RedOrbit - General - Mark Thatcher Pleads Guilty in Coup Plot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Mark Thatcher admitted in the Cape High Court that he paid $275,000 in two installments last year to charter an Alouette III helicopter, which mercenaries planned to use in their botched takeover.
		Thatcher acknowledged in the documents that he began to suspect the helicopter would be used for military reasons before he made the payments.
		Mark Thatcher, who has lived in South Africa since 1995, was arrested at his suburban Cape Town home on Aug. 25 and charged with violating this country's Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act.
	www.redorbit.com /news/general/118730/mark_thatcher_pleads_guilty_in_coup_plot/index.html (769 words)

	Mark Thatcher agrees to bargain in coup case
		Mark Thatcher, who denies funding a foiled coup in Africa, has agreed a plea bargain with a South African court in return for a lighter sentence, a family source said on Wednesday.
		Thatcher was arrested on Aug. 25 last year on suspicion of violating South Africa's strict anti-mercenary laws, designed to crush an industry that has exported military professionals willing to sell their lethal expertise across the continent.
		Thatcher's American-born wife took the couple's two children to the United States shortly after his arrest, but returned to Cape Town to be with her husband.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2005-01/13/content_408470.htm (461 words)

	Ekstradisi Mark Thatcher Ditolak - Sabtu, 28 Agustus 2004
		Seorang pengacara bagi pemerintah, Lucie Bourthoumieux, Jumat (27/8), mengatakan, Guinea-Katulistiwa mempunyai "harapan kuat" mendapatkan ekstradisi Mark.
		Ditanya apakah Afrika Selatan akan bersedia mengirim Thatcher ke Guinea-Katulistiwa, dia menjawab, "Saya tidak tahu karena belum ada permintaan resmi."
		Jubir Kemlu Afrika Ronnie Mamoepa menegaskan bahwa belum ada permintaan resmi apa pun dari Pemerintah Guinea-Katulistiwa untuk ekstradisi itu.
	www.kompas.com /kompas-cetak/0408/28/ln/1233934.htm (406 words)

	Mark Thatcher admits coup plot role - World - www.theage.com.au
		It is expected that Thatcher, 51, may return to Britain or travel to Texas, where wife Diane and their two children have been living since his arrest in August last year.
		Commentators have suggested that a visit by Baroness Thatcher to her son over Christmas and New Year might have influenced his decision to admit his involvement in the plot, in which two of his associates were involved.
		Briton Simon Mann, a long-time friend of Thatcher's, was sentenced on September 10 to seven years in prison by a magistrate after he was convicted of trying to illegally buy weapons that prosecutors argued were to be used in the coup.
	www.theage.com.au /news/World/Mark-Thatcher-admits-coup-plot-role/2005/01/13/1105582650083.html (573 words)

	Mark Thatcher under House Arrest
		Mark Thatcher remains under house arrest in South Africa after being accused of involvement in an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.
		On Wednesday, a spokeswoman for Baroness Thatcher said the former prime minister was on holiday in the United States and had not yet been contacted.
		Sir Mark's twin sister, Carol Thatcher, told BBC News 24 she was shocked by the allegations against her brother but that she had "lived through scandals before".
	www.addistribune.com /Archives/2004/08/27-08-04/Mark.htm (545 words)

	Inventor of the Week: Archive
		Mark Thatcher reinvented an item of dress as old as civilization itself, the sandal, and succeeded in making his product the basis of a revolution in lifestyle.
		Thatcher has always been a fan of the outdoors: after graduating from high school in Florida in the early 1970s, he even spent some time living as a nomad in the deserts of Israel.
		Thatcher's innovation was to build a secure nylon ankle strap as well as a standard thong strap onto a sturdy rubber sole: by the end of that same year (1982), Thatcher had created the first modern sport sandal, which he called the Teva® ("teh-vah," not "tee-vah"), Hebrew for "nature."
	web.mit.edu /invent/iow/thatcher.html (569 words)

	MT: “Thatcher marriage ends in tatters” (Mark Thatcher divorce) \| Margaret Thatcher Foundation
		The couple are refusing to go into details, alluding only to "a difficult 12 months" which have seen Sir Mark locked up in an African jail and banned by the US authorities from joining his wife and children at their new home in Texas because he is a convicted felon.
		Yet Sir Mark had recently insisted he was seeking to rebuild his business empire and start afresh with his family and threatened legal action against anyone who said otherwise.
		Mark Thatcher moved to Texas in 1984 to "keep a low profile" after newspaper reports of his involvement in a £300m building contract in Oman Became "ambassador" for Lotus cars and later invested in a mobile phone maker, reportedly earning £10 million
	www.margaretthatcher.org /commentary/displaydocument.asp?docid=110673 (799 words)

	Mark Thatcher & Simon Mann's African coup - The Crime library
		Mark Thatcher was the last figure charged in the coup to face legal proceedings.
		In January 2005, Thatcher finally admitted to South African authorities that he knew the helicopter was to be used by mercenaries in the
		Thatcher had hoped to reunite quickly with his wife and two children in Dallas, but the United States government denied him the resident visa that would have allowed him to live in the country.
	www.crimelibrary.com /gangsters_outlaws/cops_others/thatcher_and_mann/18.html (945 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Mark Thatcher pleads guilty to helping finance a botched African coup plot, ...
		Mark Thatcher admitted in the Cape High Court that he paid $275,000 in two installments last year to charter an Alouette III helicopter to be used in the takeover attempt.
		Mark Thatcher, who has lived in South Africa since 1995, was arrested at his suburban Cape Town home on Aug. 25 and charged with violating this country's anti-mercenary laws.
		Margaret Thatcher also was forced to answer questions in Parliament about her son's involvement in a British company's successful bid for a $600 million contract with a university in Oman just after she made an official visit there.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20050113-1430-southafrica-thatcher.html (718 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts
		SIR MARK THATCHER: Everybody is asking about the terms of the agreement, and the only thing I can say is that there is no price too high for me to pay to be reunited with my family and I'm sure all of you who are husbands and fathers would agree with that.
		THATCHER: Everybody is asking about the terms of the agreement, and the only thing I can say is that there is no price too high for me to pay to be reunited with my family and I'm sure all of you who are husbands and fathers would agree with that.
		Sir Mark did, of course, tell the court that he didn't know about the plot and didn't intend to be part of it, and under the settlement with the South African court, the court accepted that account of events.
	transcripts.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0501/13/i_ins.01.html (3266 words)

	Mark Thatcher Mercenaries Equatorial Africa Active Duty Military Army Navy Air Force Marines Coast Guard Reserves ...
		Thatcher, 51, was later freed on two million rands (£167,000) bail, but could face extradition to Equatorial Guinea, or prosecution under South Africa’s Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act that prohibits South African residents from assisting in a coup or military activities outside South Africa.
		Thatcher’s lawyer, Peter Hodes, said Sir Mark was arrested on suspicion of providing financing for a helicopter linked to the coup plot and that he would plead not guilty.
		Mark Thatcher is a chancer, who has accrued a substantial personal fortune largely by trading off his mother’s name and connections.
	www.active-duty.com /MI_Mark_Thatcher_mercenaries.htm (5162 words)

	Profile: Sir Mark Thatcher \| This week \| Guardian Unlimited Politics
		Photo: PA Prior to today, Sir Mark Thatcher's most notable incursion into the national consciousness was when he went missing in the Sahara desert in 1982, while his mother, Margaret Thatcher, was prime minister.
		Born in 1953, Mark Thatcher is one of twins - his sister Carol went on to become a journalist, and, briefly, girlfriend of disgraced Tory minister Jonathan Aitken.
		Sir Mark, who was known as "Thickie Mork" among other nicknames at Harrow and who has been criticised for his lack of charm, was once described by the Financial Times as "a sort of Harrovian Arthur Daley with a famous Mum".
	politics.guardian.co.uk /news/story/0,9174,1290430,00.html (665 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Africa / Mark Thatcher's trial in S. Africa delayed
		Thatcher, the 51-year-old son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, appeared smiling and relaxed during the brief hearing.
		Thatcher, who has lived in South Africa since 1995, was arrested at his suburban Cape Town home on August 25 and charged with violating this country's anti-mercenary laws.
		Thatcher's lawyer, Alan Bruce-Brand, said Thursday the legal team had not yet decided whether to appeal.
	www.boston.com /news/world/africa/articles/2004/11/25/mark_thatchers_trial_in_s_africa_delayed (377 words)

	BBC ON THIS DAY \| 12 \| 1982: Mark Thatcher missing in Sahara
		Mark Thatcher, his co-driver and mechanic were last seen two days ago near the Mali-Algerian border.
		Mark Thatcher, his co-driver and mechanic were discovered safe and well on 15 January, six days after going missing and 50 km (31 miles) off-route.
		Mr Thatcher seemed unaffected by the ordeal, saying that all he needed was "a beer and a sandwich, a bath and a shave".
	news.bbc.co.uk /onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/12/newsid_2523000/2523841.stm (348 words)

	USATODAY.com - Mark Thatcher faces charges in coup plot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AP) — Equatorial Guinea has decided to seek the extradition of Mark Thatcher, son of the former British prime minister, for trial in an alleged coup plot in the isolated, oil-rich central African nation, a legal official close to the government said Tuesday.
		Thatcher, a 51-year-old businessman, is now under arrest in South Africa in connection with the alleged plot.
		Equatorial Guinea prosecutors are expected to introduce new evidence there alleging an airplane leased by a joint venture in which Thatcher, the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, allegedly had a financial stake was used in the purported plot, the official close to the government said.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2004-11-16-thatcher_x.htm (562 words)

	Teva Sandals Mark Thatcher Flagstaff Tea Party
		Mark and other employees were given a generous severance package that included office use and secretarial assistance while they looked for new jobs.
		For his own protection, Mark drafted a crude "confidential nondisclosure agreement." This document basically said that Mark's idea could not be used without his permission and that Mark was not going to give his permission unless arrangements were made to fairly compensate him.
		Mark's other two homes in Mountain Dell, located next door to his primary residence, are occupied by his his father and his wife's mother.
	www.flagteaparty.org /Publications/GeneralArticles/Stories/teva.html (3644 words)

	CNN.com - 'Coup plot': Thatcher son charged - Aug 25, 2004
		CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Mark Thatcher, the son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, has been arrested and charged in South Africa with the financing of an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.
		Thatcher was arrested at his Cape Town home Wednesday and brought before the Wynberg Magistrate's Court to be formally charged with violating South Africa's Foreign Military Assistance Act.
		Thatcher's lawyer, Peter Hodes, told AP the 51-year-old businessman was arrested on suspicion of providing financing for a helicopter linked to the coup plot.
	www.cnn.com /2004/WORLD/africa/08/25/thatcher.arrest/index.html (500 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Politics \| Profile: Mark Thatcher
		Mark Thatcher is probably best remembered for getting lost in the Saharan desert for a week while his mother Margaret was running the country.
		She also faced parliamentary questions over his involvement in a contract to build a university in Oman which was revealed by the Observer newspaper in 1984.
		More recently, in 2003, Sir Mark hit the headlines once again when it was reported that he wanted his mother to come and live with him in South Africa.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/3597196.stm (615 words)

	Mark Thatcher Details, Meaning Mark Thatcher Article and Explanation Guide
		The Honourable Sir Mark Thatcher, 2nd Baronet (born August 15, 1953), is the son of Sir Denis Thatcher and Margaret Thatcher, the former British Prime Minister.
		Thatcher is alleged by Saudi dissident Mohammed Khilewi and British Member of Parliament Sir Tam Dalyell to have received a multimillion-pound commission on the £20 billion Al Yamamah arms contract with Saudi Arabia, which his mother signed in 1985 as Prime Minister.
		On August 25, 2004, Thatcher was arrested at his home in Cape Town, South Africa, and was charged later that day with contravening two sections of South Africa's Foreign Military Assistance Act, which bans South African residents from taking part in any foreign military activity.
	www.e-paranoids.com /m/ma/mark_thatcher.html (421 words)

	Kathryn Cramer: Mark Thatcher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		SIR Mark Thatcher and his wife Diane announced yesterday they are to divorce on the grounds of an "irretrievable breakdown".
		Thatcher, the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, admitted in the Cape High Court that he paid to charter a helicopter, which mercenaries planned to use in their attempted takeover.
		Somewhat to my surprise, I find the answer to the timing of the Mark Thatcher arrest: he was getting ready to move to the US where presumably his attempts to liberate the oil of Equatorial Guinea from oppression would be more appreciated.
	www.kathryncramer.com /kathryn_cramer/mark_thatcher/index.html (8495 words)

	End Evil Politics: Mark Thatcher´s Coup
		Sir Mark (the title was inherited) was arrested for involvement in an alleged coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea and released on bail by a South African court.
		It was reported today that Mark Thatcher will get away with his dodgy involvement in the attempted coup with a suspended 4 year sentence and a £265,000 fine.
		Mark will now be allowed to leave the country and join the rest of his evil clan in the US.
	www.endevil.com /thatchercoup.html (601 words)

	Mark Thatcher denies coup charges \| Special reports \| Guardian Unlimited
		Sir Mark Thatcher, the son of former British prime minister Lady Thatcher, tonight said he was "innocent of all charges" relating to his alleged involvement in a plot to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea.
		Sir Mark's lawyer, Peter Hodes, told Sky News that his client had already been charged with an offence relating to "the purchase of a helicopter, and some connection with the Equatorial Guinea coup attempt".
		Briton Simon Mann, a neighbour of Sir Mark's in the upmarket suburb of Constantia, is one of 70 men on trial in Zimbabwe charged with immigration and aviation offences and possession of dangerous weapons.
	www.guardian.co.uk /southafrica/story/0,13262,1290386,00.html (698 words)

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