Republic of Uganda

This article is about the specific polity Republic of Uganda and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Is a landlocked country in East Africa that derives its name from Buganda, a precolonial Kingdom that occupied part of the territory of present-day Uganda. It became independent from the United Kingdom in 1963.

Establishment

October 1963: Uganda became an independent sovereign state.

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

1. Uganda-Tanzania War

Was a war between Uganda and Tanzania that started after an Ugandan incursion in Tanzanian territory and ended with in the overthrow of Ugandan President Idi Amin and the occupation of Uganda by Tanzanian forces.

1.1.Tanzania invades Uganda

Was a full-scale invasion of Uganda by Tanzanian forces resulting in the overthrow of Ugandan President Idi Amin.

February 1979: Battle of Simba Hills.

February 1979: Battle of Gayaza Hills.

February 1979: The Tanzanian 20th Division launched an offensive in February and occupied the towns of Masaka and Mbarara that had been occupied by the forces of Ugandan dictator Amin Dada.

March 1979: Battle of Tororo.

March 1979: In 1979, during the Uganda-Tanzania War, Tanzanian forces led by President Julius Nyerere and Ugandan rebels defeated a combined Ugandan-Libyan-Palestinian force at Lukaya, marking a significant turning point in the conflict.

April 1979: Battle of Sembabule.

April 1979: In early April 1979, the Tanzanian People's Defence Force (TPDF) seized the airport in Entebbe, Uganda, during the Uganda-Tanzania War. The operation was led by Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere and resulted in heavy casualties for Libyan troops and the destruction of the Uganda Army Air Force.

April 1979: Fall of Kampala to Tanzanian forces.

April 1979: Battle of Bombo.

April 1979: Battle of Jinja.

May 1979: Battle of Lira.

May 1979: Battle of Karuma Falls.

June 1979: The war ended when the TPDF reached the Sudanese border and expelled the last pro-Amin forces from Uganda.