1978 ⟶ Uganda Invades Tanzania, Beginning Uganda-Tanzania War

October 9: The Uganda–Tanzania War begins.
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🪖 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

⚔️ Battle of Cuito Cuanavale Begins

September 10: The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale, Angola begins and further intensifies the South African Border War.⟶
Battle of Cuito Cuanavale Begins (1987)
Cold WarMilitary ConflictApartheidSoviet UnionProxy WarAfrican History
AngolaAngolaSouth AfricaSouth AfricaCubaCuba

⚔️ First Congo War Begins

October 24: The First Congo War begins.⟶
First Congo War Begins (1996)
Civil WarAfrican HistoryConflictMobutu Sese SekoRegional InstabilityIntervention
Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoRwandaRwandaUgandaUgandaAngolaAngolaBurundiBurundiZimbabweZimbabwe