what was the event that started the war?
After Amin's overthrow in Uganda-Tanzania War, his loyalists started it in an insurgency in the West Nile region.
Ugandan Bush War
The unpopular President Milton Obote was overthrown in a coup d'état in 1971 by General Idi Amin, who established a military dictatorship. Amin was overthrown in 1979 following the Uganda-Tanzania War, but his loyalists started the Bush War by launching an insurgency in the West Nile region in 1980.
who was behind the murder of dora bloch? Idi Amin what was the cause? Suggested motive was retaliation for the deaths of 50 Ugandan soldiers during Operation Entebbe. who is the murderer mentioned above? Ugandan military officer who became the President of Uganda. how did he become powerful? Promoted to captain and then to major, followed by Deputy Commander of the Army and later commander of all the armed forces. who ruled the country prior to him? Milton Obote where was this person born? Akokoro village, northern Uganda. what was the highest post he held during his life? President of Uganda for how many terms did he hold this position? Two different terms did he achieve anything significant in his second term? It was marred by repression and the deaths of many civilians in Ugandan Bush War. when did this war break out? 1980
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Ugandan Bush War [SEP] Introduction
The Ugandan Bush War, also known as the Luwero War, the Ugandan Civil War or the Resistance War, was a civil war fought in Uganda by the official Ugandan government and its armed wing, the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA), against a number of rebel groups, most importantly the National Resistance Army (NRA), from 1980 to 1986. The unpopular President Milton Obote was overthrown in a coup d'état in 1971 by General Idi Amin, who established a military dictatorship. Amin was overthrown in 1979 following the Uganda-Tanzania War, but his loyalists started the Bush War by launching an insurgency in the West Nile region in 1980.