Alcora Exercise
The Alcora Exercise (Afrikaans: Alcora Oefening, Portuguese: Exercício Alcora) or simply Alcora, the acronym codename for Aliança Contra as Rebeliões em Africa (lit. 'Alliance against the rebellions in Africa'), was a secret military alliance of Portugal, Rhodesia and South Africa, formally in force between 1970 and 1974. == Goal == The official goal of Alcora Exercise was to investigate the processes and means by which a coordinated tripartite effort between the three countries could face the mutual threat to their territories in Southern Africa.