Operation Leopard (1980)

Operation Leopard
	Part of the Mozambican Civil War
Date	April – July 1980
Location	Southern Manica Province, Mozambique
Result	FRELIMO victory Capture of RENAMO's Sitatonga 2 base;
Belligerents
People's Republic of Mozambique; Zimbabwe; Cuba; Supported by:; Soviet Union	RENAMO ; Supported by:; South Africa
Commanders and leaders
Samora Machel ; Robert Mugabe	Afonso Dhlakama; Mário Franque ; Languane Vareia Manje
Units involved
Mozambican Armed Forces 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 8th Brigade; Mozambique Air Force; Zimbabwe Defence Force	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	800–1,200 men
Casualties and losses
Per RENAMO: ; 168 killed 8 Cubans killed and 24 wounded	Per FRELIMO: ; 272 killed ; 300 captured ; 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.