| Operation Hectic | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Rhodesian Bush War | |
| Type | Coup d'état/Decapitation strike |
| Commanded by |  Rhodesian SAS |
| Target |  Robert Mugabe |
| Date | 14 February 1980 |
| Outcome | Cancelled |
Operation Hectic was a planned operation to be conducted by the Rhodesian Security Forces. The plan was designed as an underpinning operation to Operation Quartz. The plan was intended to be used to assassinate Robert Mugabe and other high ranking ZANU leaders at their headquarters.[1] The operation was cancelled three hours before it was due to start.[1]
- ^ a b Dickens, Peter. "Operation Hectic". The Observation Post. Retrieved 8 August 2021.