Ugandan People's Defence Force

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ugandan_People's_Defence_Force
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:UPDF
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Uganda_Land_Forces
gptkb:Uganda_Special_Forces_Command
gptkb:Uganda_Air_Force
gptkbp:budget approximately $600 million (2022)
gptkbp:commanderInChief Yoweri Museveni
gptkbp:country gptkb:Uganda
gptkbp:emblem UPDF emblem
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Ituri_conflict
gptkb:African_Union_Mission_in_Somalia
gptkb:Lord's_Resistance_Army_insurgency
gptkb:Second_Congo_War
gptkb:South_Sudanese_Civil_War
gptkbp:founded 1995
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Mbuya,_Kampala,_Uganda
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ugandan People's Defence Force
gptkbp:motto For God and My Country
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Aronda_Nyakairima
gptkb:David_Muhoozi
gptkb:Elly_Tumwine
gptkb:Katumba_Wamala
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
Swahili
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:National_Resistance_Army
gptkbp:role national defense
gptkbp:size estimated 45,000 active personnel
gptkbp:website https://www.updf.go.ug/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MultiCam
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6