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See how Uganda's attempted invasion of Tanzania in 1978 led to its collapse.
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Music used:
"Stormfront" by Kevin MacLeod
Notes:
- There are disputes on at what point Libya and others started helping Uganda, so I went with mid-February based on large troop presence.
- The Rwenzuruzu rebels' territory is based on limited information I could find that indicated at this time they were only active in the mountains.
- While anti-Amin rebels under the UNLF did largely participate in the front lines and advances with Tanzania, there is possibly some activity in rural areas that is unaccounted for. Due to limited information there was only information of rebellions for a few towns that were shown in the video.
Sources:
- Avirgan, Tony, and Martha Honey. War in Uganda: The Legacy of Idi Amin. Westport, CT: Lawrence Hill & Company, 1982.
- “Revisiting the Tanzania-Uganda War That Toppled Amin.” Daily Monitor, April 26, 2024. web.archive.org/web/20180124160036/http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/Revisiting-the-Tanzania-Uganda-war-that-toppled-Amin/688342-2293306-110gxl9/index.html.
- Roberts, George. “The Uganda–Tanzania War, the Fall of Idi Amin, and the Failure of African Diplomacy, 1978–1979.” Journal of Eastern African Studies 8, no. 4 (August 11, 2014): 692–709. doi.org/10.1080/17531055.2014.946236.
- “Special Report: It’s 39 Years After War That Ousted Ugandan Dictator.” The Citizen, April 14, 2018. https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/special-report-it-s-39-years-after-war-that-ousted-ugandan-dictator-2631202.
See how Uganda's attempted invasion of Tanzania in 1978 led to its collapse.
➤ Support this channel with my Patreon!: patreon.com/emperortigerstar
Music used:
"Stormfront" by Kevin MacLeod
Notes:
- There are disputes on at what point Libya and others started helping Uganda, so I went with mid-February based on large troop presence.
- The Rwenzuruzu rebels' territory is based on limited information I could find that indicated at this time they were only active in the mountains.
- While anti-Amin rebels under the UNLF did largely participate in the front lines and advances with Tanzania, there is possibly some activity in rural areas that is unaccounted for. Due to limited information there was only information of rebellions for a few towns that were shown in the video.
Sources:
- Avirgan, Tony, and Martha Honey. War in Uganda: The Legacy of Idi Amin. Westport, CT: Lawrence Hill & Company, 1982.
- “Revisiting the Tanzania-Uganda War That Toppled Amin.” Daily Monitor, April 26, 2024. web.archive.org/web/20180124160036/http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/Revisiting-the-Tanzania-Uganda-war-that-toppled-Amin/688342-2293306-110gxl9/index.html.
- Roberts, George. “The Uganda–Tanzania War, the Fall of Idi Amin, and the Failure of African Diplomacy, 1978–1979.” Journal of Eastern African Studies 8, no. 4 (August 11, 2014): 692–709. doi.org/10.1080/17531055.2014.946236.
- “Special Report: It’s 39 Years After War That Ousted Ugandan Dictator.” The Citizen, April 14, 2018. https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/special-report-it-s-39-years-after-war-that-ousted-ugandan-dictator-2631202.
