Uganda–Tanzania War
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The Uganda–Tanzania War, known in Tanzania as the Kagera War and in Uganda as the 1979 Liberation War, was fought between Uganda and Tanzania from October 1978 until June 1979 and led to the overthrow
Ugandan President Idi Amin (1977)
Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere (1976)
The Uganda Army Air Force repeatedly bombed Bukoba (pictured in 2017) during the early stages of the war.
Mozambique under Samora Machel (pictured in 1985) was one of the few countries to aid Tanzania during the war.
Second Republic of Uganda
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The Second Republic of Uganda existed from 1971 to 1979, when Uganda was ruled by Idi Amin's military dictatorship. Amin's rule formally came to an end with the Uganda-Tanzania War, which ended with T
Uganda–Tanzania War
…Ugandan territory Date 9 October 1978 – 3 June 1979 (7 months, 3 weeks and 4 days) Location Uganda and Tanzania Result Tanzanian victory Collapse of the Second Republic of Uganda Idi Amin flees into exile Belligerents Uganda Libya Palestine Liberation Organization Supported by: Pakistan Saudi Arabia Tanzania Uganda National…
Amin, 1975
Idi Amin at UN gtfy.00132