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302:. For various reasons, relations between Obote and Amin—his army commander—had become insidiously strained. Amin's plot (allegedly under Israeli auspices) was primarily driven by a concern to retain power over the military hence guaranteeing his own personal survival. After the coup's success, Amin installed himself as president; ruling—until 1979—by decree over an impoverished nation. He is often referred to as one of the most brutal
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in Jinja, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from
Kampala. Obote's residence was surrounded and major roads were blocked. A nighttime curfew was imposed by the coup forces. Overall, the Obote loyalists were too disorganized to offer an effective resistance, and they were quickly overwhelmed. At 4:30pm it was announced that the Army and the police under Amin's leadership had control of the entire country.
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to prevent Obote's return, and tanks and soldiers patrolled the streets of
Kampala and Entebbe. Here, some soldiers loyal to President Obote and members of the General Service Unit resisted the coup forces while some fighting also took place at the Kampala police college. Fierce fighting was reported
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to oppose
British weapons sales to the Apartheid South African government. The decision was taken at the meeting to allow the British government to proceed with the arms sale, but the issue threatened to split apart the Commonwealth. However, recent scholarship has cast a great deal of doubt upon
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Uganda radio broadcasts accused the Obote government of corruption and said the army believed Obote's policies result in violence and accused him of giving preferential treatment to certain regions of the country. The broadcast was reportedly met with cheering crowds in the capital. After having
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As he consolidated his power as military dictator, Amin ordered numerous purges against suspected opponents, resulting in an estimated 300,000 Ugandans murdered over eight years of Amin's rule. Thousands consequently fled to
Tanzania, where they joined Obote's dissidents. With the approval of
462:. The popular uprising against Amin they had hoped for failed to materialize, however, and the invasion was defeated. Nevertheless, the conflict resulted in a sharp deterioration of relations between Uganda and Tanzania, which ultimately contributed to the
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claims of
British involvement; evidence is scant, with accusations implicating the British government relying upon dubious interrogation testimony and the (at times) implicative mere behaviour of the Foreign Office after the fact.
350:, which antagonized the British and the Israeli governments—both of which maintained a strong presence in Uganda. Obote supported various independence movements in Southern Africa and opposed British weapons sales to the
485:) is performing surgery, and is portrayed as violent. Despite the gunfire happening outside, Oloya continues the operation, saying, "This patient will not be his first casualty!" Immediately afterward, Amin (
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and an attempt on Obote's life in 1969. In
October 1970, Obote took overall control of the armed forces, reducing Amin from his position as the military's overall head to that of commanding the army.
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Some historians have claimed that the
British government may have been involved in orchestrating the coup. Obote was a supporter of independence movements in Southern Africa and chose to attend the
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A rift had developed between Amin and Obote, exacerbated by the support Amin had built within the army by recruiting from the West Nile region, his involvement in operations to support the
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Having learned that Obote was planning to arrest him for misappropriating army funds, Amin launched a coup on 25 January 1971, while Obote was attending a
Commonwealth summit meeting in
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was the military overthrow of president Milton Obote's government. The
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cousins . By 1972, about 5,000 of them had been killed.
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Uganda since Independence, A Story of Unfulfilled Hopes
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opens with the coup occurring while Dr. Michael Oloya (
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Uganda since Independence A Story of Unfulfilled Hopes
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639:. British Council. 2 February 1971. Archived from
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637:"General Idi Amin overthrows Ugandan government"
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537:"Revealed: How Israel helped Amin to take power"
978:"Uganda, Southern Sudan and the Idi Amin Coup"
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423:Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1971
397:Causes of the military coup in Uganda in 1971
356:Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1971
938:. Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Publishing House.
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955:Wars and Insurgencies of Uganda 1971–1994
953:Cooper, Tom; Fontanellaz, Adrien (2015).
885:, Yale University Press, pp. 1–23,
681:. London: Greenhill Books. p. 128.
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789:"1971: Idi Amin ousts Uganda president"
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936:War in Uganda: The Legacy of Idi Amin
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677:Hebditch, David; Ken Connor (2005).
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600:"Luwum murder: What witnesses said"
598:Watuwa Timbiti (12 February 2015).
434:soldiers (Obote's tribe) and their
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306:in modern political history
2465:São Tomé and Príncipe (2022)
2100:São Tomé and Príncipe (2003)
2019:Republic of the Congo (1998)
1956:São Tomé and Príncipe (1995)
1893:Sierra Leone (December 1992)
1770:São Tomé and Príncipe (1988)
1742:Republic of the Congo (1987)
1346:Republic of the Congo (1972)
1244:Republic of the Congo (1968)
1195:Republic of the Congo (1966)
1048:Republic of the Congo (1960)
877:Leopold, Mark (2021-01-05),
441:
413:. The putschists sealed off
283:was staged by major general
185:Minister of Internal Affairs
7:
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1637:Upper Volta (February 1983)
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389:came to power in Sudan via
337:rebellion in southern Sudan
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1991:Sierra Leone (August 1996)
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2128:Equatorial Guinea (2004)
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814:Mutibwa, Phares (1992).
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730:Mutibwa, Phares (1992).
711:U.S. Department of State
572:The Independent (Uganda)
567:"Saving president Obote"
110:Loyal state institutions
22:1971 Ugandan coup d'état
1160:Burundi (November 1966)
704:"Document on State.gov"
331:Uganda Army (1962–1971)
217:(Commander of the army)
174:Basil Kiiza Bataringaya
2430:Sudan (September 2021)
1265:Libya (September 1969)
1181:Nigeria (January 1966)
460:invaded Uganda in 1972
158:Commanders and leaders
1921:Bophuthatswana (1994)
1279:Libya (December 1969)
1069:French Algeria (1961)
517:Uganda under Idi Amin
503:Last King of Scotland
449:President of Tanzania
383:Arab–Israeli conflict
321:Further information:
253:Casualties and losses
220:Erinayo Wilson Oryema
73:Establishment of the
2514:Guinea-Bissau (2023)
2451:Guinea-Bissau (2022)
2437:Sudan (October 2021)
2286:Libya (October 2013)
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2230:Guinea-Bissau (2011)
2093:Guinea-Bissau (2003)
2072:Côte d'Ivoire (2002)
2051:Côte d'Ivoire (2001)
2033:Côte d'Ivoire (1999)
2012:Guinea-Bissau (1998)
1567:Guinea-Bissau (1980)
1034:in Africa since 1960
867:, p. 1112-1113.
2507:Sierra Leone (2023)
2500:Burkina Faso (2023)
2335:Burkina Faso (2016)
2328:Burkina Faso (2015)
2107:Burkina Faso (2003)
2005:Sierra Leone (1997)
1963:Sierra Leone (1996)
1879:Sierra Leone (1992)
1777:Burkina Faso (1989)
1728:Burkina Faso (1987)
1230:Sierra Leone (1968)
1188:Nigeria (July 1966)
1153:Burundi (July 1966)
913:, pp. 6–7, 11.
643:on 25 February 2007
464:Uganda–Tanzania War
348:African nationalism
287:, commander of the
169:President of Uganda
123:Ugandan putschists
2588:Cold War in Africa
1630:Upper Volta (1982)
1574:Upper Volta (1980)
1472:Uganda (June 1977)
1360:Upper Volta (1974)
1174:Upper Volta (1966)
470:In popular culture
105:Ugandan government
2593:Conflicts in 1971
2565:
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2542:: successful coup
2314:The Gambia (2014)
2251:Mali (April 2012)
2237:Mali (March 2012)
2209:Madagascar (2010)
2191:Madagascar (2009)
2177:Mauritania (2008)
2163:Madagascar (2006)
2149:Mauritania (2005)
2086:Mauritania (2003)
1658:Mauritania (1984)
1609:Seychelles (1981)
1581:Mauritania (1981)
1553:Mauritania (1980)
1514:Mauritania (1979)
1507:Mauritania (1978)
1458:Seychelles (1977)
968:978-1-910294-55-0
945:978-9976-1-0056-3
892:978-0-300-15439-9
846:. 23 January 1971
840:"BBC On This Day"
545:. 16 August 2003.
542:Independent.co.uk
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225:Inspector general
189:Ahmad Oduka
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1973:
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1959:
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1938:
1935:Lesotho (1994)
1931:
1924:
1917:
1914:Nigeria (1993)
1910:
1903:
1900:Burundi (1993)
1896:
1889:
1886:Algeria (1992)
1882:
1875:
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1865:Lesotho (1991)
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1339:Morocco (1972)
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1307:
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1297:Lesotho (1970)
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1272:Somalia (1969)
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1118:Algeria (1965)
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1083:Senegal (1962)
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1076:Somalia (1961)
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1858:Mali (1991)
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1791:Chad (1989)
1721:Togo (1986)
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1104:Togo (1963)
921:Works cited
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614:18 December
366:, who were
311:Uganda Army
289:Uganda Army
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604:New Vision
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317:Background
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475:The film
442:Aftermath
403:Singapore
379:Palestine
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304:dictators
300:Singapore
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