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.
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
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.