What the records say
- When
- 1972
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 1.28° N, 32.39° E
- Description
- Tanzania-backed attempt to overthrow Idi Amin
- Date from
- year in its name
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
1972 invasion of Uganda
Tanzania-backed attempt to overthrow Idi Amin
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, insurgents launched an invasion of southern Uganda with limited Tanzanian support in September 1972.
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- Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “вооружённый конфликт на границе Уганды и Танзании”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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