When Ugandan troops occupied a small border area of Tanzania in 1978, Nyerere pledged to bring about the downfall of Amin, and in 1979 the Tanzanian army invaded Uganda in support of a local movement to overthrow him
Asilikali a dziko la Uganda atalanda dera laling'ono la malire a dziko la Tanzania mu 1978, Nyerere adalonjeza kuti abweretsa kugwa kwa Amin, ndipo mu 1979 asilikali a Tanzania adalowa m'dziko la Uganda pofuna kuthandizira gulu la anthu a m'deralo kuti amugwetse 