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Effect Of World War 2
The Pan African Congress conference at Manchester in 1945 had emphasised the morality of the use of violence in independence movements, and ex-servicemen who had fought in the British Army in World War II burned white-owned property and attacked foreigners. Wartime experiences politicised many Ugandans and contributed to the decrease of regionalism, as Ugandans from different regions and religions met, often for the first time, in the armed forces. -
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Idi Amin's Part in the Kings African Rifles
Idi Amin became the first black commission officer in the Kings African Rifles -
Kabaka Mutesa II demands Independence for Buganda
In 1953 Kabaka Mutesa II demanded independence for Buganda (The most powerful of the five regions of Uganda). Although he had demanded independence for Buganda alone, his deportation by the British in 1953 encouraged others in Uganda to agitate for independence. -
Democratic Party Is Established
The Democratic Party (DP) was established in 1954 and it represented the interests of the nation's Catholics -
Ugandan Peoples Congress
The Ugandan People's Congress (UPC), established in 1960, was very much a northern and western party. -
Kabaka Yekka Party
The Kabaka Yekka ("King Only" or KY) was established in 1962 and it was a Bugandan party. -
Milton Obote becomes Prime Minister of Independent Uganda
Milton Obote, leader of the Ugandan People's Congress (UPC), combined with the Kabaka Yekka party and became prime minister of an independent Uganda (parties had been so divided that they had focused their opposition to each other rather than British) -
Idi Amin becomes Commander Of Army
Idi Amin became commander of Ugandan army. -
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Idi Amin - Military Dictator
Military dictatorship of Idi Amin persecuted pro- Obote tribes -- possibly over 80,000 died. -
Idi Amin-Gets very eccentric and expels Indians
Idi Amin expelled large Ugandan Indian population giving them 90 days to leave. Increasingly odd -- declared himself Conqueror of British Empire and awarded himself Victoria Cross. -
Amin tries to invades Tanzania- Falls from Power
1978 -- Idi Amin invaded Tanzania but fell from power. -
Milton Obote returns to Power
Milton Obote restored to power.