2000 ⟶ 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...
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👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Bantu Migration into Southwestern Uganda

Bantu-speaking people migrate into south-west Uganda from the west (approximate date).⟶
Bantu Migration into Southwestern Uganda (-500)
MigrationCultural DiffusionSub-Saharan Africa
UgandaUganda

🪖 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-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

💀 Heaven's Gate Cult Mass Suicide

March 24 – 26: 39 Heaven's Gate cultists commit mass suicide at their compound in San Diego, California.⟶
Heaven's Gate Cult Mass Suicide (1997)
CultsReligious ExtremismSuicideApocalypticism
United StatesUnited States

✝️ 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