The Ugandan-Tanzanian War is an armed conflict between Uganda and Tanzania that occurred in 1978 - 1979 . During the conflict, Tanzania supported the forces of the Ugandan opposition and Mozambique , Uganda - Libya and partially Palestinian militants from the PLO . The conflict resulted in the military victory of Tanzania, the overthrow of the Idi Amin regime in Uganda and the coming to power of the FNOU .
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| date | October 30, 1978 - April 11, 1979 | ||
| A place | Uganda , Tanzania | ||
| Total | Victory tanzania The Overthrow of the Go Amin Mode | ||
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Background
On January 25, 1971 , as a result of another coup d'etat, Idi Amin, the commander of the armed forces of Uganda, seized all power in Uganda. Amin quickly gained international fame thanks to his extravagant statements. At the same time, he established one of the most totalitarian regimes in Africa . While in power, Amin launched widespread repression. Among the physically destroyed were army officers and even ministers. Many members of the political elite, including ousted president Milton Obote , managed to escape to neighboring Tanzania. This caused tensions between the two countries, especially after the opposition unsuccessfully tried to make a military invasion of Uganda to overthrow Amin.
In the fall of 1978, there was an uprising in the Ugandan army. Soon, the rebels strengthened in the southern regions of the country and began to receive help from emigrants in Tanzania. Idi Amin used this fact to accuse Tanzania of aggression. On November 1, 1978, the Ugandan army invaded the territory of a neighboring country and quickly occupied the area west of Lake Victoria . A war broke out between the two countries.
The course of the war
The armed forces of Tanzania were mobilized, which allowed to increase their number more than doubled (from 40 to 100 thousand people). They were joined by groups of the Ugandan opposition, united in the National Liberation Army of Uganda. After Ugandan troops were knocked out of Tanzania (December 1978), President Julius Nyerere decided to continue the fighting until the overthrow of the Idi Amin regime. Libya intervened in the conflict on the side of Uganda (Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was motivated by anti-Israeli speeches by Amin and the fact that he was very friendly with Idi Amin). Libyan expeditionary troops arrived in the country (about 3 thousand people). Despite this, the Tanzanian army continued to advance deep into Uganda. On April 11, 1979, the capital of Kampala was taken, and the war actually ended.
Consequences
On April 11, 1979, Idi Amin fled from Kampala to Libya, from where in December 1979 to Saudi Arabia . A struggle for power began between the opposition groups that returned to Uganda, resulting in the 1981-1986 civil war .
See also
- Project: History / Lists / List of wars of the XX century
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Tanzanian Invasion of Uganda: A Just War? Archived on October 21, 2012.
- ↑ Kenneth M. Pollack. Arabs at War: Military Effectiveness 1948-91. Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 2002. P. 369-373, ISBN 0-8032-3733-2
- ↑ 1 2 Idi Amin and Military Rule