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  2. Uganda–Tanzania War - Wikipedia

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    The UgandaTanzania War, known in Tanzania as the Kagera War ( Kiswahili: Vita vya Kagera) and in Uganda as the 1979 Liberation War, [a] was fought between Uganda and Tanzania from October 1978 until June 1979 and led to the overthrow of Ugandan President Idi Amin. The war was preceded by a deterioration of relations between Uganda and ...

  3. Tanzania–Uganda relations - Wikipedia

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    Tanzania is a strategic partner of Uganda in many areas, particularly trade, security, education, agriculture and energy. Uganda and Tanzania enjoy warm, cordial and fraternal relations dating back to the 1960s when the two countries gained their independence from the British Empire. Both countries are members of the African Union, Commonwealth ...

  4. Yoweri Museveni - Wikipedia

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    Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa [a] (born 15 September 1944) is a Ugandan politician and military officer who is the ninth and current president of Uganda since 1986. His government is considered autocratic . Born in Ntungamo, Museveni studied political science from the University of Dar es Salaam where he initiated the University Students ...

  5. List of international presidential trips made by Samia Suluhu ...

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    Details. Samia Suluhu made her first visit to Rwanda as president in a two-day visit to Kigali. Various bilateral agreements were signed in the following sectors: Immigration, Trade, ICT, and Defense. High on the agenda was to discuss the Insurgency in Cabo Delgado where both countries have an MoU with Mozambique.

  6. Idi Amin - Wikipedia

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    UgandaTanzania War. Idi Amin Dada Oumee ( / ˈiːdi ɑːˈmiːn, ˈɪdi -/ ⓘ, UK also /- æˈmiːn /; 30 May 1928 – 16 August 2003) was a Ugandan military officer and politician who served as the third president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. He ruled as a military dictator and is considered one of the most brutal despots in modern world ...

  7. Entebbe raid - Wikipedia

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    The Entebbe raid or Operation Entebbe, officially codenamed Operation Thunderbolt (retroactively codenamed Operation Yonatan ), was a 1976 Israeli counter-terrorist mission in Uganda. It was launched in response to the hijacking of an international civilian passenger flight (an Airbus A300) operated by Air France between the cities of Tel Aviv ...

  8. Daily News (Tanzania) - Wikipedia

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    Daily News has a Kiswahili sister paper Habari Leo, which was established in 2007. It is in tabloid form, unlike the Daily News which together with the Sunday News are all broadsheets. The papers are produced both in print and online. On 30 December 2011, Daily News announced its intention to launch a newly designed website. The move was aimed ...

  9. President of Tanzania - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The president of the United Republic of Tanzania ( Swahili: Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania) is the head of state and head of government [2] of Tanzania. Samia Suluhu Hassan, sworn in on 19 March 2021, is the first female president of the United Republic of Tanzania. She succeeded John Magufuli following his death on 17 March 2021.