A court in Equatorial Guinea convicted 11 foreigners and two local men on Friday on charges stemming from what prosecutors said was a plot to topple President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. Here is a short chronology of the case. March 7, 2004 - Zimbabwe seizes a U.S.-registered cargo plane carrying some 64 suspected mercenaries and a cargo of military gear. March 8 - Some 15 suspected mercenaries are arrested in Equatorial Guinea in a probe linked to the plane in Zimbabwe. Most of the suspects in both groups are South African. March 10 - Zimbabwe accuses U.S., British and Spanish spy agencies of involvement in a plot to topple Equatorial Guinea's government. Obiang thanks South Africa and Angola for warning him of the plot and says it was funded by "enemy powers" and multinational companies operating within Equatorial Guinea. March 16 - Zimbabwe charges a total of 70 suspected mercenaries with conspiring to murder the president of Equatorial Guinea. --More 1940 Local Time 1640 GMT
