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Operation Abanadela
Part of Mozambican War of Independence
Cahora Bassa Lake
Operation Abanadela (Mozambique)
Date
20-30 July 1970
Location
Cahora Bassa, Mozambique
Result
Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portugal
FRELIMO
Commanders and leaders
Kaúlza de Arriaga
Samora Machel
Units involved
Forças Armadas
Portuguese Army
Portuguese Air Force
unknown
Strength
unknown
unknown
Casualties and losses
unknown
unknown
v
t
e
Mozambican War of Independence
1960s
Mueda
Mutanga
Eagle
Bene
Mars
Zeta
1970s
Gordian Knot
Frontier
Abanadela
Alcora Exercise
Penada
Marosca
Lusaka Accord
Aftermath
24/20 order
Operation Abanadela was a military operation launched by the Portuguese Armed Forces in Mozambique during the Mozambican War of Independence against FRELIMO guerrillas in July 1970.[1] designates a set of patrols carried out along the Zambezi River in Mozambique between 20 and 30 July 1970 in order to protect the construction of the Cahora Bassa dam from possible attacks the guerrillas of FRELIMO and the passage of these to the south towards Tete. The Portuguese patrols were carried out by small groups of soldiers from the Portuguese Marine Corps.
^"Centro de Documentação 25 de Abril - Universidade de Coimbra". www1.ci.uc.pt. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
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