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Eeben Barlow

South African military officer

Eeben Barlow is a South African military veteran and businessman.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Eeben Barlow (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 2000.1

About

He previously served as the second-in-command of the 32 Battalion. He founded the private military contractor (PMC) Executive Outcomes (EO) in 1989, and was involved in providing counter-insurgency as well as peacekeeping forces in Africa and Asia. Barlow resigned from Executive Outcomes in July 1997 and the company closed its doors on 31 December 1998. Some consider Eeben Barlow the grandfather of modern private military companies as the founder of Executive Outcomes.

From Wikipedia’s article on Eeben Barlow, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Early life and education

Born in Northern Rhodesia (present-day Zambia), Barlow started his schooling in Francistown, Botswana and moved to South Africa in the mid-1960s.

Military background

He joined the SADF in 1972. He was commissioned in the SA Corps of Engineers where he served as the Engineer Commander for the 53 and 54 Infantry Battalions in the South West African Operational area. Barlow was recruited to serve with 32 Battalion Special Forces in Angola. Although 32 Battalion operated independently, the SADF was supporting the UNITA rebel movement (funded by Washington and Pretoria). Subsequently, he was assigned to SADF's Directorate of Military Intelligence and then to the CCB where he commanded Region 5, an area that encompassed Europe and the Middle East.

From Wikipedia’s article on Eeben Barlow (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: soldier, businessperson, military officer.4

Personal life

  • Born2000, Northern Rhodesia5
  • CitizenshipSouth Africa6

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