The Uganda People's Defence Force, previously known as the National Resistance Army, is the armed forces of Uganda. From 2007 to 2011, the International Institute for Strategic Studies estimated the U
A Uganda Army OT-64 SKOT armoured personnel carrier during a military parade in Kampala in the late 1960s
Idi Amin (left), dressed in military fatigues, visits the Zairian dictator Mobutu in 1977.
Ugandan Chief of Defence Forces General Katumba Wamala with Ugandan soldiers as part of AMISOM in 2017
A Ugandan soldier in 2011
Military history of Uganda
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The military history of Uganda begins with actions before the conquest of the country by the British Empire. After the British conquered the country, there were various actions, including in 1887, and
Depiction of the Bugandan army marching in 1875
Depiction of war canoes used by the Kingdom of Buganda, c. 1875
Two soldiers on Jinja Road, 1936
Idi Amin pictured in 1966, shortly after he led an attack on the Kabaka's palace and forced Mutesa II of Buganda into exile