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The 1982 Kenyan coup attempt was a failed attempt to overthrow President Daniel arap Moi's government on 1 August. Led by Kenya Air Force private Hezekiah Ochuka, the coup saw the rebels seize several air bases as well as the headquarters of state radio before they were retaken by government forces, resulting in the coup's failure.
of Kenya Kenyan losses; Military Civilian; Mau Mau Uprising (1952–1960) KLFA United Kingdom: Defeat. British forces put down the rebellion [1] Not applicable.
The Garissa Massacre was a 1980 massacre of ethnic Somali residents by the Kenyan government in the Garissa District of the North Eastern Province.The incident occurred when government forces, acting on the premise of flushing out a local hoodlum known as Abdi Madobe, set fire to a residential estate called Bulla Kartasi, killing people and raping women.
The Episcopate of the Kenyan Armed Forces is an Anglican See in the Anglican Church of Kenya: [1] founded in 2009, the current bishop is The Rt Revd Colonel Peter ...
As part of the Hungarian Defence Forces the Hungarian Military Police (Katonai Rendészet) is a military law enforcement organization with duties of protecting selected objects, investigating accidents involving military vehicles, accompanying military delegations and military forces passing through Hungary, traffic control, personal protection ...
The Battle of Kismayo was an offensive led by the Kenya Defence Forces, under the codename Operation Sledge Hammer, to seize the port city of Kismayo, Somalia, from Al-Shabaab from 28 September 2012. [5] [6] Members of the Raskamboni movement militia were part of the amphibious force. [7]
The Somali Armed Forces are the military forces of the Federal Republic of Somalia. [12] Headed by the president as commander-in-chief, they are constitutionally mandated to ensure the nation's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. [13] In 1990 the Armed Forces were made up of the Army, Air Force, Air Defence Force, and Navy. [14]
On 1 August members of the Kenyan Air Force launched an attempted coup, which was quickly suppressed by Loyalist forces led by the Army, the General Service Unit (GSU) – paramilitary wing of the police – and later the regular police, but not without civilian casualties. [52]