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Operation Leopard (1980)
| Operation Leopard | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Mozambican Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 People's Republic of Mozambique Zimbabwe Cuba[1]Supported by:  Soviet Union[1] |
 RENAMO Supported by:  South Africa[2] | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Samora Machel Robert Mugabe |
Afonso Dhlakama Mário Franque Languane Vareia Manje | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 800–1,200 men[4] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
|
Per RENAMO: 8 Cubans killed and 24 wounded[6] |
Per FRELIMO: 272 killed 300 captured[7] Per RENAMO: 4 killed | ||||||
In the Mozambican Civil War, Operation Leopard (Portuguese: Operação Leopardo) was a military operation by the FPLM in southern Manica Province which culminated in the capture of RENAMO’s stronghold in the Sitatonga 2 Mountain. Following the offensive FPLM was unable to maintain their full control over the area captured and RENAMO continued to remain active around Sitatonga 2.
- ^ a b Cabrita (2000), p. 173.
- ^ "Mozambique Battles Mercenaries" (PDF). Mozambique Information Agency. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ Emerson (2014), p. 81.
- ^ Emerson (2014), p. 77.
- ^ "Mozambique Dissidents' Military Communiqué" (PDF). Summary of World Broadcasts. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ Cabrita (2000), p. 174.
- ^ "Machel Forces kill 272 rebels" (PDF). Cape Times. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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