Event Tanzania invades Uganda

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Was a full-scale invasion of Uganda by Tanzanian forces resulting in the overthrow of Ugandan President Idi Amin.

Chronology

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  • January 1979: The TPDF launched a counteroffensive, re-securing Kagera by January 1979.
  • April 1979: Fall of Kampala to Tanzanian forces.
  • May 1979: Battle of Karuma Falls.
  • February 1979: Battle of Gayaza Hills.
  • April 1979: Battle of Sembabule.
  • April 1979: Battle of Sembabule.
  • April 1979: Battle of Jinja.
  • April 1979: In early April 1979, the Tanzanian People's Defence Force (TPDF) seized the airport in Entebbe, Uganda, during the Uganda-Tanzania War. The operation was led by Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere and resulted in heavy casualties for Libyan troops and the destruction of the Uganda Army Air Force.
  • February 1979: The Tanzanian 20th Division launched an offensive in February and occupied the towns of Masaka and Mbarara that had been occupied by the forces of Ugandan dictator Amin Dada.
  • March 1979: In 1979, during the Uganda-Tanzania War, Tanzanian forces led by President Julius Nyerere and Ugandan rebels defeated a combined Ugandan-Libyan-Palestinian force at Lukaya, marking a significant turning point in the conflict.
  • February 1979: The Tanzanian 20th Division launched an offensive in February and occupied the towns of Masaka and Mbarara that had been occupied by the forces of Ugandan dictator Amin Dada.
  • April 1979: Battle of Jinja.
  • May 1979: Battle of Lira.
  • March 1979: Battle of Tororo.
  • February 1979: The Tanzanian 20th Division launched an offensive in February and occupied the towns of Masaka and Mbarara that had been occupied by the forces of Ugandan dictator Amin Dada.
  • December 1978: On 4 December 1978, the Tanzanian People's Defence Force's 206th and Southern Brigades, led by President Julius Nyerere, secured Mutukula on the Tanzanian side of the border with Uganda.
  • March 1979: Battle of Tororo.
  • May 1979: Battle of Lira.
  • February 1979: The Tanzanian 20th Division launched an offensive in February and occupied the towns of Masaka and Mbarara that had been occupied by the forces of Ugandan dictator Amin Dada.
  • December 1978: On 4 December 1978, the Tanzanian People's Defence Force's 206th and Southern Brigades, led by President Julius Nyerere, secured Mutukula on the Tanzanian side of the border with Uganda.
  • February 1979: Battle of Simba Hills.
  • February 1979: Battle of Simba Hills.
  • March 1979: In 1979, during the Uganda-Tanzania War, Tanzanian forces led by President Julius Nyerere and Ugandan rebels defeated a combined Ugandan-Libyan-Palestinian force at Lukaya, marking a significant turning point in the conflict.
  • May 1979: Battle of Karuma Falls.
  • June 1979: The war ended when the TPDF reached the Sudanese border and expelled the last pro-Amin forces from Uganda.
  • April 1979: Battle of Bombo.
  • April 1979: In early April 1979, the Tanzanian People's Defence Force (TPDF) seized the airport in Entebbe, Uganda, during the Uganda-Tanzania War. The operation was led by Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere and resulted in heavy casualties for Libyan troops and the destruction of the Uganda Army Air Force.
  • April 1979: Battle of Bombo.