Wars and Insurgencies of Uganda 1971-1994 (Africa@War)

Wars and Insurgencies of Uganda 1971-1994 (Africa@War)

In 1971, Idi Amin Dada, a former officer of the Kingâ€™s African Rifles and commander of the Ugandan Army, seized power in a military coup in Uganda. Characterized by human rights abuses, political repression, ethnic persecution, extra judicial killings, nepotism, corruption and gross economic mismanagement, Aminâ€™s rule drove thousands into exile. Amin shifted the countryâ€™s orientation in international relations from alliances with the West and Israel, to cooperation with the Soviet Union.

With Tanzanian leader Julius Nyerere offering sanctuary to Ugandaâ€™s ousted president, Milton Obote, Ugandan relations with Tanzania soon became strained too. Already in 1972, a group of Tanzania-based exiles attempted, unsuccessfully, to invade Uganda and remove Amin. By late 1978, following another attempted coup against him, Amin deployed his troops against the mutineers, some of whom fled across the Tanzanian border. The rebellion against him thus spilled over into Tanzania, against whom Uganda then declared a state of war.

Opening with an overview of the ascent of crucial military and political figures, and the buildup of the Tanzanian and Ugandan militaries during the 1960s and 1970s, this volume provides an in-depth study of the related political and military events, but foremost of military operations during the Kagera War â€“ also known as â€˜A Just Warâ€™ â€“ fought between Tanzania and Uganda in 1978â€“1979. It further traces the almost continuous armed conflict in Uganda of 1981â€“1994, which became renowned for emergence of several insurgent movements notorious for incredible violence against civilian population, some of which remain active in central Africa to this day.

This book is illustrated with an extensive selection of photographs, color profiles, and maps, describing the equipment, markings, and tactics of the involved military forces.

REVIEWS

This slim study remains the best available English-language chronicle of Ugandan military operations before the countryâ€™s Congo adventures. And it perfectly compliments Helionâ€™s outstanding Great Lakes Holocaust: The First Congo War, 1996â€“1997 (Africa@War 13) and Great Lakes Conflagration: The Second Congo War, 1998â€“2003 (Africa@War 14).
I loved it. And I eagerly await its sequel.
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Country USA
Brand Helion and Company
Manufacturer Helion and Company
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2016-01-20
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781910294550

Country	USA
Brand	Helion and Company
Manufacturer	Helion and Company
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2016-01-20
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781910294550

Wars and Insurgencies of Uganda 1971-1994 (Africa@War)

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