62 events that have shaped Ugandan armies in 62 years...
2024: Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba takes over as chief of defence forces of UPDF.
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Entebbe old airport. In 1976, Palestinian terrorists hijacked an Air France plane and diverted it to Entebbe. The Israeli army launched a daring rescue of the hostages.
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1962: Uganda attains independence with an army comprising about 4,000 soldiers. These were drawn from the Kingās African Rifles.
1964: The Uganda Army mutinies against
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