Polity Uganda (Military Occupation)

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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by Uganda that are not part of a specific military territory.

Establishment

  • November 1978: In October 1978 Ugandan forces began making incursions into Tanzania. Later that month the Uganda Army launched an invasion, looting property and killing civilians. Ugandan official media declared the annexation of the Kagera Salient.
  • 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.

Chronology

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1. Uganda-Tanzania War

Was a war between Uganda and Tanzania that started after an Ugandan incursion in Tanzanian territory and ended with in the overthrow of Ugandan President Idi Amin and the occupation of Uganda by Tanzanian forces.

1.1. Uganda invades Tanzania

Was a small invasion of Tanzania by Ugandan forces that started the Uganda-Tanzania War.

  • November 1978: In October 1978 Ugandan forces began making incursions into Tanzania. Later that month the Uganda Army launched an invasion, looting property and killing civilians. Ugandan official media declared the annexation of the Kagera Salient.

1.2. Tanzania invades Uganda

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

  • 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.
  • January 1979: The TPDF launched a counteroffensive, re-securing Kagera by January 1979.

Disestablishment

  • January 1979: The TPDF launched a counteroffensive, re-securing Kagera by January 1979.