Ugandan Army

GPTKB entity

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