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Patrick Kimumwe was born at Kamuli District, Uganda Protectorate, around 1946.He enlisted in the Uganda Army in 1965. [2] His brother Wilson "Willy" Kimumwe also joined the military, eventually becoming a pilot in the Uganda Army Air Force [3] [4] and training to fly MiG-21 and MiG-17 jets in the Soviet Union and Iraq. [5]
Odwar was an ethnic Acholi [1] and born at Orom in northern Uganda. [2] In April 1979, Tanzanian forces and the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA), a coalition of armed rebel groups, overthrew the regime of Ugandan President Idi Amin. This resulted in widespread unrest, with fleeing Uganda Army troops looting across
At least 10 Ugandan soldiers were beaten to death by enraged civilians [1] armed with furniture and pieces of wood. [78] Lieutenant Colonel Juma Butabika , one of Amin's top commanders, was killed in a firefight with soldiers of the 205th and 208th Brigades in the Bwaise – Kawempe area as they moved in from Mityana to secure the northern ...
The Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), 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 UPDF had a total strength of 40,000–45,000, consisting of land forces and an air wing. [6]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 February 2025. President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979 Field Marshal Idi Amin Amin shortly before addressing the United Nations General Assembly in 1975 3rd President of Uganda In office 25 January 1971 – 11 April 1979 Vice President Mustafa Adrisi Preceded by Milton Obote Succeeded by Yusuf Lule ...
Dominic Ongwen (born 1975) is a Ugandan former child soldier and former commander of one of the brigades of the Ugandan guerrilla group Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).. He was detained in 2014 [5] and in 2021 the International Criminal Court convicted him of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, rape, torture, and enslavement.
Major General Kasirye Ggwanga (26 August 1952 – 9 June 2020), was a Ugandan military officer in the Uganda People's Defence Force. [1] He was previously incarcerated as a prisoner of war for 897 days, inside both Uganda and Tanzania. [2] He was a presidential advisor on Buganda Kingdom affairs.
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