Operation Beanbag
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Operation Beanbag, also known as the Matola Raid, was a military operation conducted by the South African Defence Force (SADF) against suspected safe houses of uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), in Matola, Mozambique.
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Operation Beanbag | |||||||
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Part of Internal resistance to apartheid | |||||||
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South Africa |
ANC (Umkhonto we Sizwe) Mozambique | ||||||
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Unknown Unknown | ||||||
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SADF | unknown | ||||||
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20 | unknown | ||||||
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2 killed 1 MIA (presumed dead) |
30 killed 11 killed | ||||||
1 civilian killed (Mozambique) |
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