gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_organization
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gptkbp:abbreviation
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gptkb:UPDF
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gptkbp:alliedWith
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gptkb:African_Union
gptkb:East_African_Standby_Force
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gptkbp:budget
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approx. $700 million (2022)
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gptkbp:chiefOfDefenceForces
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gptkb:Wilson_Mbadi
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gptkbp:commanderInChief
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Yoweri Museveni
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gptkbp:component
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gptkb:Uganda_Land_Forces
gptkb:Uganda_Reserve_Force
gptkb:Uganda_Special_Forces_Command
gptkb:Uganda_Air_Force
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gptkbp:conscription
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no
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Uganda
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gptkbp:emblem
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UPDF emblem
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gptkbp:engagedIn
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gptkb:African_Union_Mission_in_Somalia
gptkb:Congo_Wars
gptkb:South_Sudan_Civil_War_(peacekeeping)
gptkb:Lord's_Resistance_Army_insurgency
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gptkbp:flag
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Flag of the Uganda People's Defence Force
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gptkbp:founded
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1962
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Bombo,_Uganda
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Mbuya,_Kampala,_Uganda
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Ugandan Army
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gptkbp:mainLanguage
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English
Swahili
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gptkbp:motto
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For God and My Country
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gptkbp:notableCommander
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gptkb:Idi_Amin
gptkb:David_Oyite_Ojok
Yoweri Museveni
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gptkbp:notableEngagement
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gptkb:Ituri_conflict
gptkb:Kivu_conflict
gptkb:Uganda–Tanzania_War
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gptkbp:notableOperation
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gptkb:Operation_Safe_Haven
gptkb:Operation_Lightning_Thunder
AMISOM
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:Uganda_People's_Defence_Force
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gptkbp:parentOrganization
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gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence_(Uganda)
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Uganda_Army_(pre-1979)
gptkb:Uganda_National_Liberation_Army
gptkb:King's_African_Rifles
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gptkbp:primaryUse
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national defense
peacekeeping
internal security
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gptkbp:primeMinister
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gptkb:Vincent_Ssempijja
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gptkbp:recruitmentAge
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18
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gptkbp:size
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approx. 45,000 active personnel (2022)
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gptkbp:uniform
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olive green
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.updf.go.ug/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:T-90
gptkb:40_mm_Bofors_guns
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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