Contemporary era · 1978 – 1979
Uganda–Tanzania War
The Uganda–Tanzania War, known in Tanzania as the Kagera War (Swahili: Vita vya Kagera) and in Uganda as the 1979 Liberation War, was fought between Uganda and Tanzania from October 1978 until June 1979 and led to the overthrow of Ugandan President Idi Amin.
- When
- 9 Oct 1978 – 3 Jun 1979
- Where
- Uganda
- Era
- Contemporary
Topics
People
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Muammar Gaddafi1942 – 2011Military officer and former Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969-2011)_gtfy.00132_(cropped).jpg/330px-Idi_Amin_at_UN_(United_Nations%2C_New_York)_gtfy.00132_(cropped).jpg)
Idi Amin1925 – 2003President of Uganda (1971-1979)
Yoweri Musevenib. 1944President of Uganda since 1986.jpg/330px-President_Nyerere_van_Tanzania%2C_koppen%2C_Bestanddeelnr_928-2879_(cropped).jpg)
Julius Nyerere1922 – 1999Tanzanian politician and writer, first Prime Minister and President of Tanzania (1922–1999)
Before and after
Saur Revolution1978Vienna Convention on Succession of States in Respect of Treaties1978Show on timeline
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