Twenty-four people are killed in Operation Beanbag in Maputo, Mozambique.

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Twenty-four people are killed in Operation Beanbag, an attack by the South African army on the ANC and PAC in Matola, a suburb of Maputo, Mozambique. Portuguese engineer, Jose Ramos, is "mistakenly identified" as Joe Slovo, one of the raid's main targets, by the South African forces and is shot at a roadblock. Reports on the number of people killed vary. Some sources state that twelve were killed and three abducted.

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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, January 27). Twenty-four people are killed in Operation Beanbag in Maputo, Mozambique.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073170

South African History Online (2012) 'Twenty-four people are killed in Operation Beanbag in Maputo, Mozambique.', South African History Online, 27 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073170 (Accessed: 21 August 2026).

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"Twenty-four people are killed in Operation Beanbag in Maputo, Mozambique.." South African History Online, 27 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073170. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Twenty-four people are killed in Operation Beanbag in Maputo, Mozambique.." South African History Online. January 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073170.