Former Ethiopian military officer reveals plot to kill Mandela during military training

Sixty years after Nelson Mandela was trained in guerilla warfare in Ethiopia, a former military officer who acted as his security guard said there had been an attempt to kill the South African anti-apartheid icon during the training. On the eve of International Nelson Mandela Day, which is being observed on Monday, Capt. Guta Dinka, 89, one of four paratroopers who were security guards for Mandela, narrated to Anadolu Agency the plot of the assassination and how he thwarted it. ( Minasse Wondimu Hailu - Anadolu Agency )

Sixty years after Nelson Mandela was trained in guerilla warfare in Ethiopia, a former military officer who acted as his security guard said there had been an attempt to kill the South African anti-apartheid icon during the training. On the eve of International Nelson Mandela Day, which is being observed on Monday, Capt. Guta Dinka, 89, one of four paratroopers who were security guards for Mandela, narrated to Anadolu Agency the plot of the assassination and how he thwarted it. "An old army friend who goes by the name of Abraham introduced me to a white man and an African guy, and they wanted me to kill Mandela by rope. They gave me £2,000 ($2,371) and a camera to take photos of […] Source

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