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Uganda–Tanzania War: Tanzanian forces defeated Ugandan troops and their Libyan allies at the Battle of Entebbe, opening the way for an advance on the Ugandan capital, Kampala.
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1978–1979 armed conflict in East Africa
The Uganda–Tanzania War, known in Tanzania as the Kagera War and in Uganda as the 1979 Liberation War, 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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Entebbe
1979 battle of the Uganda-Tanzania War
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Capital and the largest city of Uganda
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