7 8 ▁conducted ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Navy ▁( S AD F ), ▁ 4 ▁Re con na issance ▁Regiment ▁and ▁Rh odes ian ▁S AS ▁during ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Border ▁War . ▁Its ▁objective ▁was ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Robert ▁M ug abe ▁at ▁his ▁residence ▁in ▁Map uto , ▁Moz amb ique . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁The ▁Rh odes ian ▁Central ▁Int elligence ▁Organisation ▁( C IO ) ▁had ▁been ▁monitoring ▁Robert ▁M ug abe ' s ▁movements ▁in ▁Map uto , ▁Moz amb ique . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Z imb ab we ▁African ▁National ▁Union ▁( Z AN U ) ▁liber ation ▁movement ▁in ▁ex ile . ▁The ▁initial ▁plan ▁involved ▁a ▁ 4 ▁Re con na issance ▁Regiment ▁( 4 R R ) ▁boat ▁team ▁using ▁z odia cs ▁from ▁a ▁South ▁African ▁Navy ▁sub marine ▁to ▁in fil tr ate ▁a ▁Rh odes ian ▁S AS ▁team ▁into ▁Map uto ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁residence ▁of ▁M ug abe ▁on ▁the ▁A vin ida ▁Don ▁Maria ▁Sec unda . ▁ ▁A ▁reconna issance ▁mission ▁to ▁Map uto ▁was ▁conducted ▁of ▁potential ▁landing ▁sites ▁and ▁routes ▁to ▁the ▁target ▁were ▁conducted ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁operation . ▁M V ▁Johan ▁Hugo , ▁a ▁South ▁African ▁col lier ▁which ▁rout in ely ▁visited ▁Map uto ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁in fil tr ated ▁two ▁under cover ▁intelligence ▁oper atives , ▁Major ▁Wilson ▁and ▁L t . ▁Peter ▁S ut cl iffe , ▁operating ▁as ▁South ▁African ▁Rail ways