1971 ⟶ Idi Amin's Coup d'état in Uganda

January 25: Idi Amin seizes power in Uganda.
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👑 Mobutu Seizes Power in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

November 24 – 25: Congo Crisis ends; Joseph Mobutu becomes dictator of the Congo.⟶
Mobutu Seizes Power in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1965)
Cold WarDictatorshipMilitary CoupZairePost-ColonialismAfrican PoliticsPolitical InstabilityAuthoritarianism
Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo

🪖 Idi Amin's Coup d'état in Uganda

January 25: Idi Amin seizes power in Uganda.⟶
Idi Amin's Coup d'état in Uganda (1971)
Military CoupDictatorshipCold WarIdi AminPolitical InstabilityPost-ColonialismUganda
UgandaUganda

⚔️ Uganda Invades Tanzania, Beginning Uganda-Tanzania War

October 9: The Uganda–Tanzania War begins.⟶
Uganda Invades Tanzania, Beginning Uganda-Tanzania War (1978)
WarfareMilitary ConflictAfrican HistoryCold WarDictatorshipIdi AminBorder Dispute
UgandaUgandaTanzaniaTanzania

⚔️ Uganda-Tanzania War Ends, Idi Amin Ousted

June 3: The Uganda–Tanzania War ends with defeat for Uganda and the exile of Idi Amin.⟶
Uganda-Tanzania War Ends, Idi Amin Ousted (1979)
WarfareMilitary ConflictAfrican HistoryCold WarDictatorshipPolitical InstabilityIdi AminUganda
UgandaUgandaTanzaniaTanzania

⚔️ Ugandan Bush War Begins

Ugandan Bush War begins.⟶
Ugandan Bush War Begins (1980)
Civil WarUgandaMilitary ConflictGuerrilla WarfarePost-colonial AfricaConflict
UgandaUganda

✝️ Mass Deaths of Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God Members

March 17: 778 members of the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God die in Uganda.⟶
Mass Deaths of Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God Members (2000)
CultReligious ExtremismUgandaReligious ViolenceApocalypticismChristianityCults
UgandaUganda