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62 events that have shaped Ugandan armies in 62 years...
2024: Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba takes over as chief of defence forces of UPDF.
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.
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
INDEPENDENCE | UgandaAt62
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