Uganda–Tanzania War
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The Uganda–Tanzania War was a 1978–1979 conflict in which Tanzania overthrew Idi Amin’s Ugandan regime after Ugandan forces invaded Tanzanian territory.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uganda–Tanzania War canonical | 9 |
| Kagera War | 1 |
| Tanzanian counter-invasion of Uganda | 1 |
| Ugandan war of 1978–1979 | 1 |
| Ugandan-Tanzanian War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Uganda–Tanzania War Context triple: [Kagera Region, historicalEvent, Uganda–Tanzania War]
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A.
Ugandan Bush War
The Ugandan Bush War was a protracted guerrilla conflict (1981–1986) that brought Yoweri Museveni’s National Resistance Army to power in Uganda and shaped the rise of several future regional leaders.
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B.
Congo Arab War
The Congo Arab War was a late 19th-century conflict in Central Africa between forces of King Leopold II’s Congo Free State and Arab-Swahili traders over control of territory, resources, and the lucrative ivory and slave trades.
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C.
Rhodesian Bush War
The Rhodesian Bush War was a guerrilla conflict from the mid-1960s to 1979 between the white-minority government of Rhodesia and African nationalist insurgent groups, culminating in the creation of modern-day Zimbabwe.
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D.
Ogaden conflict
The Ogaden conflict is a long-running insurgency and counterinsurgency in Ethiopia’s Somali Region, primarily involving ethnic Somali separatists seeking self-determination and the Ethiopian state.
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E.
Mau Mau Uprising
The Mau Mau Uprising was a violent anti-colonial rebellion in 1950s Kenya in which predominantly Kikuyu fighters waged a guerrilla campaign against British colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Uganda–Tanzania War Target entity description: The Uganda–Tanzania War was a 1978–1979 conflict in which Tanzania overthrew Idi Amin’s Ugandan regime after Ugandan forces invaded Tanzanian territory.
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A.
Ugandan Bush War
The Ugandan Bush War was a protracted guerrilla conflict (1981–1986) that brought Yoweri Museveni’s National Resistance Army to power in Uganda and shaped the rise of several future regional leaders.
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B.
Congo Arab War
The Congo Arab War was a late 19th-century conflict in Central Africa between forces of King Leopold II’s Congo Free State and Arab-Swahili traders over control of territory, resources, and the lucrative ivory and slave trades.
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C.
Rhodesian Bush War
The Rhodesian Bush War was a guerrilla conflict from the mid-1960s to 1979 between the white-minority government of Rhodesia and African nationalist insurgent groups, culminating in the creation of modern-day Zimbabwe.
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D.
Ogaden conflict
The Ogaden conflict is a long-running insurgency and counterinsurgency in Ethiopia’s Somali Region, primarily involving ethnic Somali separatists seeking self-determination and the Ethiopian state.
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E.
Mau Mau Uprising
The Mau Mau Uprising was a violent anti-colonial rebellion in 1950s Kenya in which predominantly Kikuyu fighters waged a guerrilla campaign against British colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
interstate conflict
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kagera War
ⓘ
linked to:
Uganda–Tanzania War
|
| belligerent |
Uganda under Idi Amin
ⓘ
United Republic of Tanzania ⓘ
linked to:
Tanzania
|
| casusBelli | Ugandan incursion into the Kagera Salient ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Tanzania
ⓘ
Uganda ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Tanzania
ⓘ
Uganda ⓘ |
| endDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Ugandan Bush War
ⓘ
political instability in Uganda ⓘ |
| hasBattle |
Battle of Entebbe
ⓘ
linked to:
Operation Entebbe
Battle of Kampala ⓘ Battle of Lukaya ⓘ Battle of Masaka ⓘ Battle of Mutukula ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Ugandan invasion of Tanzanian territory
ⓘ
border dispute in the Kagera region ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Idi Amin
ⓘ
Julius Nyerere ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Tanzania People’s Defence Force
ⓘ
Uganda Army ⓘ
linked to:
Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces
|
| hasSignificance |
ended Idi Amin’s rule in Uganda
ⓘ
strengthened Tanzania’s regional role in East Africa ⓘ |
| involvedLeader |
Abdul Nassor Shalishali
ⓘ
David Oyite-Ojok ⓘ Idi Amin ⓘ Julius Nyerere ⓘ Tito Okello ⓘ
linked to:
Tito Okello Lutwa
Yoweri Museveni ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
Tanzanian counter-invasion of Uganda
ⓘ
linked to:
Uganda–Tanzania War
capture of Kampala by Tanzanian and Ugandan exile forces ⓘ flight of Idi Amin into exile ⓘ |
| locatedIn | East Africa ⓘ |
| outcome | installation of Uganda National Liberation Front government ⓘ |
| partOf | Cold War era conflicts ⓘ |
| precededBy | Idi Amin’s seizure of power in Uganda ⓘ |
| result |
Tanzanian victory
ⓘ
overthrow of Idi Amin ⓘ regime change in Uganda ⓘ |
| startDate | 1978 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Uganda National Liberation Front
ⓘ
Ugandan exile groups ⓘ |
| territorialFocus |
Kagera region
ⓘ
linked to:
Kagera Region
Kampala ⓘ southern Uganda ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
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Subject: Uganda–Tanzania War Description of subject: The Uganda–Tanzania War was a 1978–1979 conflict in which Tanzania overthrew Idi Amin’s Ugandan regime after Ugandan forces invaded Tanzanian territory.
Referenced by (13)
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