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Uganda National Liberation Front

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The Uganda National Liberation Front (UNLF) was a political group formed by exiled Ugandans opposed to the rule of Idi Amin with an accompanying military wing, the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA). [1]

23 relations: Akena p'Ojok, Andrew Kayiira, Coup d'état, David Oyite-Ojok, Front for National Salvation, Godfrey Binaisa, Guerrilla warfare, Idi Amin, Kikosi Maalum, Milton Obote, Moshi, Tanzania, National Resistance Army, Olara Otunnu, Paulo Muwanga, Presidential Commission of Uganda, Tanzania, Tanzania People's Defence Force, Tito Okello, Uganda, Uganda People's Congress, Uganda–Tanzania War, Yoweri Museveni, Yusuf Lule.

Akena p'Ojok

Akena p'Ojok is a former influential Ugandan politician who held various government positions in the 1980s, including Minister of Power, Posts and Telecommunications.

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Andrew Kayiira

Andrew Lutaakome Kayiira (30 January 1945 – 9 March 1987), M.A., PhD, was the leader of the Uganda Freedom Movement (UFM), a guerrilla organization that fought the governments of Milton Obote and Tito Okello between 1980 and 1986.

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Coup d'état

A coup d'état, also known simply as a coup, a putsch, golpe de estado, or an overthrow, is a type of revolution, where the illegal and overt seizure of a state by the military or other elites within the state apparatus occurs.

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David Oyite-Ojok

David Oyite Ojok (15 April 1940 – 2 December 1983) was a Ugandan military commander who held one of the leadership positions in the coalition between Uganda National Liberation Army and Tanzania People's Defence Force which removed strongman Idi Amin in 1979 and, until his death in a helicopter crash, served as the national army chief of staff with the rank of major general.

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Front for National Salvation

The Front for National Salvation (FRONASA) was a Ugandan rebel group formed by Yoweri Museveni in 1972.

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Godfrey Binaisa

Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa QC (30 May 1920 – 5 August 2010) was a Ugandan lawyer who was Attorney General of Uganda from 1962 to 1968 and later served as President of Uganda from June 1979 to May 1980.

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Guerrilla warfare

Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which a small group of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military.

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Idi Amin

Idi Amin Dada (2816 August 2003) was a Ugandan politician and military officer.

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Kikosi Maalum

Kikosi Maalum (meaning "Special Force" in Swahili) was a militia of Ugandan exiles formed in Tanzania to fight against the regime of Idi Amin.

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Milton Obote

Apollo Milton Obote (28 December 1925 – 10 October 2005) was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda to independence in 1962 from British colonial administration.

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Moshi, Tanzania

Moshi is a Tanzanian municipality with a postcode number 251 with and a population of 184,292 according to the 2012 census.

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National Resistance Army

The National Resistance Army (NRA), the military wing of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), was a rebel army that waged a guerrilla war, commonly referred to as the Ugandan Bush War or Luwero War, against the government of Milton Obote, and later that of Tito Okello.

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Olara Otunnu

Olara A. Otunnu is a Ugandan politician, diplomat, and lawyer.

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Paulo Muwanga

Paulo Muwanga (or 1925 – 1 April 1991) was a Ugandan politician who served briefly as de facto president, and later as prime minister, of Uganda.

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Presidential Commission of Uganda

The Presidential Commission of Uganda held the office of President of Uganda between 22 May and 15 December 1980.

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Tanzania

Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a sovereign state in eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region.

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Tanzania People's Defence Force

The Tanzania People’s Defence Force (TPDF) is the armed forces of Tanzania.

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Tito Okello

General Tito Lutwa Okello (1914–1996) was a Ugandan military officer and politician.

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Uganda

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda (Jamhuri ya Uganda), is a landlocked country in East Africa.

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Uganda People's Congress

The Uganda People's Congress (UPC) is a political party in Uganda.

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Uganda–Tanzania War

The Uganda–Tanzania war (commonly known in Uganda as the Liberation War) was fought between Uganda and Tanzania in 1978–1979, and led to the overthrow of Idi Amin's regime.

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Yoweri Museveni

Yoweri Museveni (born 15 September 1944) is a Ugandan politician who has been the President of Uganda since 1986.

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Yusuf Lule

Yusuf Kironde Lule (10 April 1912"Lule, K. Yusufu", Africa Who's Who, London: Africa Journal for Africa Books Ltd, 1981, p. 636. – 21 January 1985) was provisional president of Uganda between 13 April and 20 June 1979.

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Redirects here:

UNLA, Uganda National Liberation Army, Ugandan Liberation Front.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda_National_Liberation_Front

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