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162 relations: Adolf Mwesige, Aero L-39 Albatros, Africa Confidential, African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance, African Union Mission to Somalia, Agence France-Presse, Ahmed Abdi Godane, Alvis Saladin, Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Aronda Nyakairima, ATMOS 2000, Baganda, Battle of Mengo Hill, Bell 206, Bell UH-1 Iroquois, BM-21 Grad, BMP-2, BRDM-1, BRDM-2, BTR-152, BTR-40, BTR-60, BTR-80, Buffel, Cardom, Casspir, Central African Republic, Cessna 208 Caravan, Charles Angina, Chief of staff, Child abduction, Children in the military, Chubby (mine detection system), Daily Monitor, Daily Nation, David Muhoozi, David Oyite-Ojok, David Sejusa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Airways, Eland Mk7, Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, Entebbe, Expulsion of Asians from Uganda, Felix Onama, Ferret armoured car, Financial Times, First Congo War, Fouga CM.170 Magister, Fred Rwigyema, ..., Fredrick Mugisha, Garamba National Park, Garissa, Godfrey Binaisa, Goli, Helicopter, History of the Scots Guards (1946–present), Idi Amin, Inspector-general of police, International Institute for Strategic Studies, International Security Assistance Force, Iraq, IRIN, Israel Defense Forces, James Kazini, Jane's Defence Weekly, Jinja, Uganda, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Journal of Modern African Studies, Julius Nyerere, Juvenal Niyoyunguruza, Kakiri, Kampala, Katumba Wamala, Kenya, King's African Rifles, Library of Congress Country Studies, Libya, Lieutenant general, List of Mil Mi-24 variants, List of wars involving Uganda, Lord's Resistance Army, Lord's Resistance Army insurgency (2002–05), M4 Sherman, Mahmood Mamdani, Major general, Mamba APC, Marine air-ground task force, Masaka, Mbale, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21, Mil Mi-17, Mil Mi-24, Military justice, Military transport aircraft, Milton Obote, Monduli District, Moroto Town, Mount Kenya, MRAP, Mubende, Mutesa II of Buganda, Nakaseke District, Nakasongola, Nathan Mugisha, National Resistance Army, New Vision (newspaper), Newsweek, Operation Entebbe, Operation Indian Ocean, Orientale Province, OT-64 SKOT, Paidha, Patrick Kankiriho, Paul Kagame, Paulo Muwanga, PT-76, Rank insignia of the Ugandan People's Defense Force, RG-31 Nyala, RM-70 multiple rocket launcher, Rwandan Patriotic Front, SAMIL Trucks, Samuel Turyagyenda, Sexual slavery, SIAI-Marchetti SF.260, South Sudan, South Sudan People's Defense Forces, St. Martin's Press, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Sukhoi Su-30, Sukhoi Su-30MKK, T-34, T-54/T-55, T-90, Tanganyika, Tanzania Military Academy, Tanzania People's Defence Force, The EastAfrican, The New York Times, The Observer, The Washington Post, Tito Okello, Trainer aircraft, Type 80/88 main battle tank, Uganda, Uganda Radio Network, Uganda–Tanzania War, Ukraine, United States Armed Forces, Wakiso District, Western world, World War I, World War II, Yoweri Museveni, Zed Books, 122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30), 122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30), 130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46), 1971 Ugandan coup d'état, 24th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom). Expand index (112 more) »
Adolf Mwesige
Adolf Kasaija Mwesige (born 4 April 1966) is a Ugandan lawyer and politician who has served as Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs in the Cabinet of Uganda since 6 June 2016.
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Aero L-39 Albatros
The Aero L-39 Albatros is a high-performance jet trainer developed in Czechoslovakia by Aero Vodochody.
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Africa Confidential
Africa Confidential is a fortnightly newsletter covering politics and economics in Africa.
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African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance
The African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) program, formerly the African Crisis Response Initiative (ACRI), is a United States program to train military trainers and equip African national militaries to conduct peace support operations and humanitarian relief.
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African Union Mission to Somalia
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) is an active, regional peacekeeping mission operated by the African Union with the approval of the United Nations in Somalia.
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Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse (AFP) is an international news agency headquartered in Paris, France.
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Ahmed Abdi Godane
Ahmed Abdi Godane (Axmed Cabdi Godane, أحمد عبدي جودان; 10 July 1977 – 1 September 2014, also known as Mukhtar Abu Zubair, was the Emir (leader) of Al-Shabaab, an Islamist group based in Somalia with ties to Al Qaeda. Godane, who received training and fought in Afghanistan, was designated by the United States as a terrorist. He succeeded Mukhtar Robow who had held the position for several months after Aden Ayro's death. He was killed in a U.S. drone strike on 1 September 2014 in southern Somalia.
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Alvis Saladin
The FV601 Saladin is a six-wheeled armoured car developed by Crossley Motors and later manufactured by Alvis.
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Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo (FARDC)) is the state organisation responsible for defending the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Aronda Nyakairima
Aronda Nyakairima (7 July 1959 – 12 September 2015) was a Ugandan army officer who served in the cabinet of Uganda as minister of internal affairs from 2013 until his death on 11 September 2015.
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ATMOS 2000
ATMOS 2000 (Autonomous Truck Mounted howitzer System) is a 155 mm/52 calibre self-propelled gun system manufactured by Israeli military manufacturer Soltam Systems.
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Baganda
The Ganda people, or Baganda (endonym: Baganda; singular Muganda), are a Bantu ethnic group native to Buganda, a subnational kingdom within Uganda.
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Battle of Mengo Hill
The Battle of Mengo Hill refers to the successful 1966 assault upon the residence of the Kabaka of Buganda by the army of Uganda.
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Bell 206
The Bell 206 is a family of two-bladed, single- and twin-engined helicopters, manufactured by Bell Helicopter at its Mirabel, Quebec plant.
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Bell UH-1 Iroquois
The Bell UH-1 Iroquois (nicknamed "Huey") is a utility military helicopter powered by a single turboshaft engine, with two-blade main and tail rotors.
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BM-21 Grad
The BM-21 "Grad" (БМ-21 "Град"), is a Soviet truck-mounted 122 mm multiple rocket launcher.
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BMP-2
The BMP-2 (Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty,, literally "infantry combat vehicle") is a second-generation, amphibious infantry fighting vehicle introduced in the 1980s in the Soviet Union, following on from the BMP-1 of the 1960s.
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BRDM-1
The BRDM-1 (Bronirovannaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dozornaya Mashina, Бронированная Разведывательная Дозорная Машина, literally "armored reconnaissance/patrol vehicle") is a Soviet amphibious armored scout car.
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BRDM-2
The BRDM-2 (Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dozornaya Mashina, Боевая Разведывательная Дозорная Машина, literally "Combat Reconnaissance/Patrol Vehicle") is an amphibious armoured patrol car used by Russia and the former Soviet Union.
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BTR-152
The BTR-152 (also known as BTR-140) was a six-wheeled Soviet armored personnel carrier (БТР, from Бронетранспортер/Bronetransporter, literally "armored transporter"), built on the chassis and drive train of a ZiS-151 utility truck.
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BTR-40
The BTR-40 (БТР, from Бронетранспортер, or Bronetransporter, literally "armoured transporter".) is a Soviet non-amphibious, wheeled armoured personnel carrier and reconnaissance vehicle.
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BTR-60
The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers (APCs).
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BTR-80
The BTR-80 (бронетранспортер/Bronetransporter, literally "Armoured Transporter") is an 8×8 wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier (APC) designed in the USSR.
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Buffel
The Buffel (English: Buffalo) is a MRAP infantry mobility vehicle used by the South African Defence Force during the South African Border War.
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Cardom
The Cardom "Hatchet", is an Israeli 81mm/120mm Recoil Mortar System (RMS), manufactured by Soltam Systems.
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Casspir
The Casspir is a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle that has been in use in South Africa for over 30 years.
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Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR; Sango: Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka; République centrafricaine, or Centrafrique) is a landlocked country in Central Africa.
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Cessna 208 Caravan
The Cessna 208 Caravan is an American single-engined turboprop, fixed-tricycle landing gear, short-haul regional airliner and utility aircraft that is built by Cessna.
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Charles Angina
Charles Angina (born 29 March 1962) is a lieutenant general in the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF).
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Chief of staff
The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide-de-camp to an important individual, such as a president or a senior military officer.
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Child abduction
Child abduction or child theft is the unauthorized removal of a minor (a child under the age of legal adulthood) from the custody of the child's natural parents or legally appointed guardians. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, in the United States an estimated 460,000 children were reported missing in 2015, most of which are not abducted. 97% return or are found alive. The term child abduction conflates two legal and social categories which differ by their perpetrating contexts: abduction by members of the child's family or abduction by strangers.
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Children in the military
Children in the military are children (defined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child as persons under the age of 18) who are associated with military organisations, such as state armed forces and non-state armed groups.
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Chubby (mine detection system)
Husky VMMD (Vehicle Mounted Mine Detector) or, as it was previously known, the Chubby system, is part of a mine-removal system developed by DCD-Dorbyl Rolling Stock Division which are based on the East Rand in Gauteng, South Africa.
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Daily Monitor
The Daily Monitor is Uganda's leading independent daily newspaper.
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Daily Nation
The Daily Nation is the highest circulation Kenyan independent newspaper with 170,000 copies.
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David Muhoozi
General David Rubakuba Muhoozi is a Ugandan lawyer and army officer. He currently serves as the Chief of Defense Forces of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), the highest rank in the Ugandan military. He was appointed to that position on 9 January 2017, replacing General Edward Katumba Wamala, who was appointed State minister for works.
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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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David Sejusa
General David Sejusa (born 13 November 1954) (ne David Tinyefuza) decorated with the DAMU Medal and the Luweero Triangle Medal is a Ugandan lawyer, military officer and politician.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo), also known as DR Congo, the DRC, Congo-Kinshasa or simply the Congo, is a country located in Central Africa.
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East African Airways
East African Airways Corporation, more commonly known as East African Airways, was an airline jointly run by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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Eland Mk7
The Eland is an air portable light armoured car based on the Panhard AML.
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Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile
Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile is a Ugandan economist and banker.
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Entebbe
Entebbe is a major town in Central Uganda.
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Expulsion of Asians from Uganda
In early August 1972, the President of Uganda, Idi Amin, ordered the expulsion of his country's Asian minority, giving them 90 days to leave the country.
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Felix Onama
Felix Kenyi Onama (born or; died before 2002) was a Ugandan politician, who served as a minister in the government of Milton Obote (1962–71).
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Ferret armoured car
The Ferret armoured car, also commonly called the Ferret scout car, is a British armoured fighting vehicle designed and built for reconnaissance purposes.
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Financial Times
The Financial Times (FT) is a Japanese-owned (since 2015), English-language international daily newspaper headquartered in London, with a special emphasis on business and economic news.
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First Congo War
The First Congo War (1996–1997) was a foreign invasion of Zaire led by Rwanda that replaced President Mobutu Sésé Seko with the rebel leader Laurent-Désiré Kabila.
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Fouga CM.170 Magister
The Fouga CM.170 Magister is a 1950s French two-seat jet trainer aircraft, developed and manufactured by aircraft company Fouga.
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Fred Rwigyema
Fred Gisa Rwigyema (also spelled Rwigema; born Emmanuel Gisa; 10 April 1957 – 2 October 1990) was a founding member of and leader of the Rwandan Patriotic Front, a political and military force formed by Rwandan Tutsi exiles descendants of those forced to leave the country after the 1959 "Hutu" Revolution.
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Fredrick Mugisha
Major General Fredrick Mugisha, commonly referred to as Fred Mugisha, is a senior military officer in the Uganda People's Defence Force and assumed command over AMISOM as the fourth commander on 15 June 2011.
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Garamba National Park
Garamba National Park is a nearly national park in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Garissa
Garissa (Gaarisa) is the capital of Garissa County, Kenya.
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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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Goli
Goli is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal.
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Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by rotors.
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History of the Scots Guards (1946–present)
The Scots Guards are a regiment of the British Army.
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Idi Amin
Idi Amin Dada (2816 August 2003) was a Ugandan politician and military officer.
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Inspector-general of police
An Inspector General of Police or Inspector-General of Police is a 3 Star Police officer in the police force or police service of several nations.
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International Institute for Strategic Studies
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is a British research institute (or think tank) in the area of international affairs.
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International Security Assistance Force
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was a NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan, established by the United Nations Security Council in December 2001 by Resolution 1386, as envisaged by the Bonn Agreement.
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Iraq
Iraq (or; العراق; عێراق), officially known as the Republic of Iraq (جُمُهورية العِراق; کۆماری عێراق), is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest and Syria to the west.
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IRIN
IRIN (formerly Integrated Regional Information Networks) is a news agency focusing on humanitarian stories in regions that are often forgotten, under-reported, misunderstood or ignored.
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Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit. "The Army of Defense for Israel"; جيش الدفاع الإسرائيلي), commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal, are the military forces of the State of Israel.
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James Kazini
Major General James Kazini (1957–2009) was a Ugandan army officer who served as Commander of the Uganda People's Defense Force from 2001 to 2003.
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Jane's Defence Weekly
Jane's Defence Weekly (abbreviated as JDW) is a weekly magazine reporting on military and corporate affairs, edited by Peter Felstead.
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Jinja, Uganda
Jinja is a town in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) is a body of senior uniformed leaders in the United States Department of Defense who advise the President of the United States, the Secretary of Defense, the Homeland Security Council and the National Security Council on military matters.
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Journal of Modern African Studies
The Journal of Modern African Studies is a quarterly academic journal covering developments in modern African politics and society.
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Julius Nyerere
Julius Kambarage Nyerere (13 April 1922 – 14 October 1999) was a Tanzanian anti-colonial activist, politician, and political theorist.
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Juvenal Niyoyunguruza
Juvenal Niyoyunguruza was a major general in the Army of Burundi.
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Kakiri
Kakiri is a town located in Wakiso District in the Central Region of Uganda.
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Kampala
Kampala is the capital and largest city of Uganda.
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Katumba Wamala
Edward Katumba Wamala, more commonly known as Katumba Wamala, is a Ugandan general who has been minister of state for works in the Cabinet of Uganda since 17 January 2017.
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Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in Africa with its capital and largest city in Nairobi.
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King's African Rifles
The King's African Rifles (KAR) was a multi-battalion British colonial regiment raised from Britain's various possessions in East Africa from 1902 until independence in the 1960s.
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Library of Congress Country Studies
The Country Studies are works published by the Federal Research Division of the United States Library of Congress, freely available for use by researchers.
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Libya
Libya (ليبيا), officially the State of Libya (دولة ليبيا), is a sovereign state in the Maghreb region of North Africa, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.
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Lieutenant general
Lieutenant general, lieutenant-general and similar (abbrev Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries.
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List of Mil Mi-24 variants
The Russian Mil Mi-24 helicopter has had a large number of variants.
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List of wars involving Uganda
The following is a list of wars involving Uganda.
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Lord's Resistance Army
The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), also known as the Lord's Resistance Movement, is a rebel group and heterodox Christian group which operates in northern Uganda, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Lord's Resistance Army insurgency (2002–05)
The period from 2000 to 2006 of the Lord's Resistance Army insurgency in northern Uganda begins with the assault of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) upon LRA strongholds in South Sudan.
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M4 Sherman
The M4 Sherman, officially Medium Tank, M4, was the most widely used medium tank by the United States and Western Allies in World War II.
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Mahmood Mamdani
Mahmood Mamdani, FBA (born 23 April 1946) is a Ugandan academic, author, and political commentator.
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Major general
Major general (abbreviated MG, Maj. Gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries.
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Mamba APC
The Mamba is a South African armoured personnel carrier designed for internal security purposes.
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Marine air-ground task force
The Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF, pronounced MAG-TAF) is a term used by the United States Marine Corps to describe the principal organization for all missions across the range of military operations.
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Masaka
Masaka is a large town in the Central Region of Uganda, west of Lake Victoria.
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Mbale
Mbale is a city in Eastern Region of Uganda.
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-15; USAF/DoD designation: Type 14; NATO reporting name: Fagot) is a jet fighter aircraft developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich for the Soviet Union.
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-17; NATO reporting name: Fresco) is a high-subsonic fighter aircraft produced in the USSR from 1952 and operated by numerous air forces in many variants.
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-21; NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union.
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Mil Mi-17
The Mil Mi-17 (NATO reporting name: Hip) is a Russian helicopter in production at two factories in Kazan and Ulan-Ude.
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Mil Mi-24
The Mil Mi-24 (Миль Ми-24; NATO reporting name: Hind) is a large helicopter gunship, attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers.
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Military justice
Military justice (or military law) is the body of laws and procedures governing members of the armed forces.
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Military transport aircraft
Military transport aircraft or military cargo aircraft are typically fixed wing and rotary wing cargo aircraft which are used to airlift troops, weapons and other military equipment by a variety of methods to any area of military operations around the surface of the planet, usually outside the commercial flight routes in uncontrolled airspace.
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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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Monduli District
Monduli District is one of the five districts of the Arusha Region of Tanzania.
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Moroto Town
Moroto is a town in Moroto District in the Northern Region of Uganda.
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Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second-highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro.
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MRAP
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) is a term for United States military vehicles produced as part of the MRAP program that are designed specifically to withstand improvised explosive device (IED) attacks and ambushes.
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Mubende
Mubende is a town in the Central Region of Uganda.
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Mutesa II of Buganda
Major General Sir Edward Frederick William David Walugembe Mutebi Luwangula Muteesa II KBE (19 November 1924 – 21 November 1969), was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda from 22 November 1939 until his death.
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Nakaseke District
Nakaseke District is a district in Central Uganda.
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Nakasongola
Nakasongola is a town in Nakasongola District in the Central Region of Uganda.
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Nathan Mugisha
Major General Nathan Mugisha is a military officer in Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF).
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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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New Vision (newspaper)
The New Vision is an English-language newspaper published daily in print form and online.
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Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly magazine founded in 1933.
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Operation Entebbe
Operation Entebbe, or Operation Thunderbolt, was a successful counter-terrorist hostage-rescue mission carried out by commandos of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at Entebbe Airport in Uganda on 4 July 1976.
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Operation Indian Ocean
Operation Indian Ocean was a joint military operation between the Somali military, AMISOM and the United States military against the Al-Shabaab militant group in southern Somalia.
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Orientale Province
Orientale (French: Province orientale) (also Oriental; formerly Haut-Zaïre, then Haut-Congo) is one of the eleven former provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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OT-64 SKOT
The OT-64 SKOT (Czech acronym for: Střední Kolový Obrněný Transportér, and/or Polish Średni Kołowy Opancerzony Transporter – medium wheeled armoured transporter) is an amphibious, armored personnel carrier (8x8), developed jointly by Poland and Czechoslovakia (ČSSR) well into the 1960s.
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Paidha
Paidha is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda.
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Patrick Kankiriho
Brigadier Patrick Kankiriho (1961–2013) was a military officer in Uganda.
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Paul Kagame
Paul Kagame (born 23 October 1957) is a Rwandan politician and former military leader.
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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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PT-76
The PT-76 is a Soviet amphibious light tank that was introduced in the early 1950s and soon became the standard reconnaissance tank of the Soviet Army and the other Warsaw Pact armed forces.
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Rank insignia of the Ugandan People's Defense Force
The Military ranks of Uganda are the military insignia used by the Uganda People's Defence Force.
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RG-31 Nyala
The RG-31 Nyala is a 4×4 multi-purpose mine-resistant ambush protected infantry mobility vehicle manufactured in South Africa by Land Systems OMC (the division of Denel SOC LTD, located in Benoni, South Africa) and in Turkey by FNSS Defence Systems.
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RM-70 multiple rocket launcher
The RM-70 (raketomet vzor 1970) multiple rocket launcher is a Czechoslovakian army version and heavier variant of the BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher, providing enhanced performance over its parent area-saturation rocket artillery system that was introduced in 1971 (the NATO designation is M1972).
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Rwandan Patriotic Front
The Rwandan Patriotic Front (Front patriotique rwandais, FPR) is the ruling political party in Rwanda.
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SAMIL Trucks
SAMIL Trucks (South African MILitary) are the standard logistical transport vehicles of the South African National Defence Force (and its predecessor the South African Defence Force), re-manufactured by Truck-Makers in Rosslyn, Pretoria, Drakensberg Truck Manufacturers in Wallmannsthal, N1 Trucks in Wallmansthal and Transvaal Motors in Boksburg.
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Samuel Turyagyenda
Major General Samuel Turyagyenda is a Uganda police officer, professional pilot and army officer.
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Sexual slavery
Sexual slavery and sexual exploitation is attaching the right of ownership over one or more persons with the intent of coercing or otherwise forcing them to engage in one or more sexual activities.
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SIAI-Marchetti SF.260
The SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 (now Leonardo SF-260) is an Italian light aircraft which has been commonly marketed as a military trainer and aerobatics aircraft.
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South Sudan
South Sudan, officially known as the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East-Central Africa.
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South Sudan People's Defense Forces
The South Sudanese People's Defence Forces (SSPDF), formerly the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) until 2017, is the army of the Republic of South Sudan.
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St. Martin's Press
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is an international institute based in Sweden, dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.
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Sukhoi Su-30
The Sukhoi Su-30 (Сухой Су-30; NATO reporting name: Flanker-C) is a twin-engine, two-seat supermaneuverable fighter aircraft developed by Russia's Sukhoi Aviation Corporation.
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Sukhoi Su-30MKK
The Sukhoi Su-30MKK (NATO reporting name: Flanker-G)MKK stands for Russian Mnogofunktzionniy Kommercheskiy Kitayski (Cyrillic: Многофунктзионний Коммерческий Китайски), "Multifunctional Commercial for China".
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T-34
The T-34 is a Soviet medium tank that had a profound and lasting effect on the field of tank design.
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T-54/T-55
The T-54 and T-55 tanks are a series of Soviet main battle tanks introduced in the years following the Second World War.
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T-90
The T-90 is a third-generation Russian battle tank that entered service in 1993.
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Tanganyika
Tanganyika was a sovereign state, comprising the mainland part of present-day Tanzania, that existed from 1961 until 1964.
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Tanzania Military Academy
The Tanzania Military Academy (TMA) is a military training academy located in Monduli in northern Tanzania.
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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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The EastAfrican
The EastAfrican is a weekly newspaper published in Kenya by the Nation Media Group, which also publishes Kenya's national Daily Nation.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.
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The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper published on Sundays.
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper founded on December 6, 1877.
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Tito Okello
General Tito Lutwa Okello (1914–1996) was a Ugandan military officer and politician.
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Trainer aircraft
A trainer is a class of aircraft designed specifically to facilitate flight training of pilots and aircrews.
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Type 80/88 main battle tank
The Type 80 and the Type 88 are a family of Chinese second-generation main battle tanks (MBTs).
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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 Radio Network
The Uganda Radio Network (URN) is an independent Ugandan subscription-based news agency headquartered in Kampala.
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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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Ukraine
Ukraine (Ukrayina), sometimes called the Ukraine, is a sovereign state in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the east and northeast; Belarus to the northwest; Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south and southeast, respectively.
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United States Armed Forces
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States of America.
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Wakiso District
Wakiso District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda that partly encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city.
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Western world
The Western world refers to various nations depending on the context, most often including at least part of Europe and the Americas.
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World War I
World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.
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World War II
World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.
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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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Zed Books
Zed Books is an independent non-fiction publishing company based in London, UK.
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122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)
The 122-mm howitzer D-30 (GRAU index 2A18) is a Soviet howitzer that first entered service in the 1960s.
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122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30)
The 122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30) was a Soviet 121.92 mm (4.8 inch) howitzer.
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130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46)
The 130 mm towed field gun M-46 (130-мм пушка M-46) is a manually loaded, towed 130 mm artillery piece, manufactured in the Soviet Union in the 1950s.
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1971 Ugandan coup d'état
The 1971 Ugandan coup d'état was a military coup d'état executed by the Ugandan military, led by general Idi Amin, against the government of President Milton Obote on January 25, 1971.
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24th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 24th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the British Army from the First World War, serving through the Second World War, until 1999 when it was merged with the 5th Airborne Brigade to form 16 Air Assault Brigade.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda_People's_Defence_Force
