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 King’s African Rifles.

1964: The Uganda Army mutinies against

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