
A Tribute to Basquiat That Burns Bright but Flares Out
By ELYSA GARDNER
|This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to correct any errors, mis-categorizations or other problems introduced during transfer.

PARIS — Bob Denard, a mercenary who staged coups, battled communism, and fought for French interests and his own across Africa for more than three decades, has died, his sister said yesterday. He was 78.

By ELYSA GARDNER
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By JOSEPH CURL
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By LAWRENCE KUDLOW
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By BENNY AVNI
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By TOM TEODORCZUK
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By A.R. HOFFMAN
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By THE NEW YORK SUN
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By JOSEPH CURL
|PARIS — Bob Denard, a mercenary who staged coups, battled communism, and fought for French interests and his own across Africa for more than three decades, has died, his sister said yesterday. He was 78.
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