1972 invasion of Uganda
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The 1972 invasion of Uganda was an armed attempt by Ugandan insurgents, supported by Tanzania, to overthrow the regime of Idi Amin. Under the orders of former Ugandan President Milton Obote, insurgent
Idi Amin (1977)
Milton Obote (center, 1962)
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 of the East African Airways in 1973
Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere (pictured 1975) refrained from further escalating the conflict.
Milton Obote
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Apollo Milton Obote was a Ugandan politician who served as the Prime Minister of Uganda from 1962 to 1966 and the president of Uganda from 1966 to 1971 and later from 1980 to 1985.
Obote in 1962
Milton Obote's grave