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Idi Amins self declared odd job man & head of the feared Anti-Corruption Squad, Bob Astles, describes prison conditions at Luzira Prison in 1979. Known as Major Astles,he was in fact a British Army veteran who attained the rank of Lieutenant before joining the Colonial Service.[1
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𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 | 10 Nov 1985.
A Uganda Airlines Fokker F27 plane with 49 souls onboard departs Entebbe destined for Arua. Midflight, the plane is hijacked & diverted to Kasese Airfield. 10 hours later,
@BBCAfrica
receives a call from an NRA agent claiming responsibility.[1
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𝙱𝚛𝚒𝚐 𝙶𝚎𝚗 (𝚛𝚝𝚍) 𝙰𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚠 𝙻𝚞𝚝𝚊𝚊𝚢𝚊 𝙺𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚊.
Today,
@KagutaMuseveni
may be the most protected man in Uganda but there were times when his life was almost entirely in the hands of one man. That man was Andrew Lutaaya./1
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Sir Frederick Mutesa II taking a break after his dramatic escape from Lubiri Palace, K'la following the attack by Govt troops on May 24 1966. The Kabaka, a Major General of the Uganda Army (UA), is believed to have escaped the attack by scaling the palace walls./1
📷:DrumMagazine
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𝙼𝚊𝚓. 𝙶𝚎𝚗 (𝚛𝚝𝚍) 𝙰𝚕𝚒 𝙺𝚒𝚒𝚣𝚊.
One of the first 3 Ugandans selected to fly the first Ugandan presidential
@GulfstreamAero
jet acquired by the
@GovUganda
in 1972.
Since then, he has flown SIX Ugandan heads of state between 1972-2012 incl.
@KagutaMuseveni
.
/1
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Some friendships stay above the fray that is politics.
#RIPOulanyah
@norbertmao
@JacobOulanyah
#History
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Queen Elizabeth II inspecting a guard of honour at
@StateHouseUg
Entebbe during the 2007 Commonwealth Summit in Uganda.
In the background is Colonel Albert Kareeba (RIP) who served as her Aide-de-camp (ADC) during her visit to the country. /1
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𝙼𝙰𝙹 𝙶𝙴𝙽 𝚂𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁𝙸𝙽𝙾 𝙺𝙰𝙷𝙸𝙽𝙳𝙰 𝙾𝚃𝙰𝙵𝙸𝙸𝚁𝙴 (𝚁𝙾/𝟶𝟶𝟷𝟺)
@otafiire_k
Love him or loathe him, there is a charm that has endeared him to many over the years. A charm that convinced many men to join a fledgling force that would ultimately capture state power.[1
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𝙱𝚛𝚒𝚐. 𝙲𝚑𝚎𝚏𝚎 𝙰𝚕𝚒 (𝚁𝙾/𝟶𝟶𝟷𝟽)
Today marks exactly 23 years since the passing of Gen. Chefe Ali aka Eriya Mwine, former Chief of Staff UPDF (1996-1998).
It was Chefe Ali who recruited his schoolmate, Emmanuel Gisa, the man many would come to know as Fred Rwigyema./1
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𝚁𝙴𝙼𝙴𝙼𝙱𝙴𝚁 𝚃𝙷𝙸𝚂 𝚂𝙾𝙻𝙳𝙸𝙴𝚁?
WOI Stanley Sempagala Mwebe aka Abdullah Sempagala Mwebe alias Sgt Kifulugunyu (RA/49819). A veteran of Uganda Army & NRA/UPDF, Sgt Kifulugunyu was perhaps better known for his music exploits than his eventful military career./1
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Captains James Mugira
@mugira86
and Atwooki Ndahura pictured during their company commanders course at the Tanzanian Military Academy Monduli circa 1998. Subsequently, both officers went on to have careers in the forces with varying degrees of success./1
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𝙻𝚃. 𝙲𝙾𝙻. 𝙱𝙴𝙽𝙾𝙽 𝚁. 𝚃𝚄𝙼𝚄𝙺𝚄𝙽𝙳𝙴(𝚁𝙾/𝟶𝟶𝟿𝟸).
Today, Rukungiri district may be known for its fiery politics but since independence, many of its sons & daughters have served in Uganda's armed forces at all levels. Benon Rubakuba Tumukunde was one of them./1
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𝐏𝐎𝐏𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐅: The first 27 Army numbers (RO/001-27) correspond to the 27 armed men who attacked Kabamba in 1981.⛔
𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓:The first 27 Army numbers reflect the historical membership of FRONASA & NRA dating far back as 1971. Includes those who fell before 1981.✅
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𝙻𝚃 𝙲𝙾𝙻. 𝙳𝚁. 𝚁𝙾𝙽𝙰𝙻𝙳 𝙱𝙰𝚃𝙰
The first medical doctor to join the guerilla National Resistance Army. Until his recruitment in April 1982, the NRA had no trained medical doctors on its books despite having carried out several military operations for more than a year./1
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Two of Kalangala Islands finest.
Lt Colonels Sserwanga Lwanga and
@GenWamala
(now Gen), pose for the camera in their ceremonial uniform.
Lt Col Lwanga served as Chief Political Commissar UPDF & PPS to President until he passed on in 1996. Gen.Wamala is the Minister
@MoWT_Uganda
.
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In February 1981, three Police officers; David Tinyefuza aka Sejusa (
@sejudav
), Jim Muhwezi (
@jkmuhwezi
) and John Rutanyohoka Tumukunde were arrested for alleged involvement in subversive activities and detained at Jinja Road Police Station next to present day
@UMIUganda
. |1
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SPLA Leader Dr John Garang meets Uganda's Maj. Gen Salim Saleh (Gen) following the conclusion of Operation Mwisho II in Magwi,
#SouthSudan
in 1997.
Operation Mwisho II was part of a series of operations (Mwisho I, II & III) on the Uganda-Sudan border alongside the SPLA forces./1
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𝙲𝚘𝚕. 𝙰𝚑𝚖𝚎𝚍 𝙺𝚊𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚒(𝚁𝙾/𝟶𝟶𝟺𝟶).
Born in Rukungiri district, Kashillingi completed his A-level's at
@ABASINIYA_KCB
in 1967 and travelled to Mbarara hoping to join the
@UgandaPrisons
. But destiny dealt him a different hand, an extraordinary one at that. /1
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𝙼𝚊𝚓. 𝙶𝚎𝚗. 𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙾𝚢𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝙾𝚓𝚘𝚔.
The man believed to have single handedly propped up the Obote II regime as it fought multiple rebellions in the country.
The man whose death marked the beginning of the end of the Obote II regime.
But he was much more than that./1
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𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 | 25 Jan 1986.
NRA forces attack Lubiri and Makindye barracks. A bloody battle ensues at Lubiri all day as UNLA troops mount a strong resistance. The 3rd battalion is led by Patrick Lumumba and finally enters Lubiri at approx 2100 ./1
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𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 | Oct 2 1990
Leader of the Rwandan Patriotic Front/Army Maj. Gen Fred Rwigyema is killed on the second day of fighting, a day after crossing into Rwanda. He was only 33 years old.
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President Fidel Castro receives Ugandan president
@KagutaMuseveni
at José Marti International Airport, Havana on his first official visit to Cuba in January 1988.
To this day, Cuba remains one of Uganda's closest allies.
@PresidenciaCuba
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𝙼𝚊𝚓𝚘𝚛 (𝚛𝚝𝚍) 𝙾𝚔𝚠𝚒𝚛𝚒 𝚁𝚊𝚋𝚠𝚘𝚗𝚒.
Many simply refer to him as Brig. Gen. Noble Mayombo's (RIP) brother but Maj.
@orabwoni1
is no ordinary man & possesses his own unique military and revolutionary credentials in what has so far been a rather eventful life./1
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𝚁𝙾𝙱𝙴𝚁𝚃 𝙱𝙴𝙻𝙻𝙰𝚁𝙼𝙸𝙽𝙾 𝚂𝙴𝚁𝚄𝙼𝙰𝙶𝙰.
You have probably come across this image. Chances are you know the man in the background but cant quite put a name to the man at the centre. That man is Robert B. Serumaga; accomplished playwright, activist & liberator.[1
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Army Commander NRA (1987-1989) Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho aka Salim Saleh & his wife Jovia Saleh on their wedding day. Sitting on their left is current First Lady
@JanetMuseveni
.
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𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 | 4 July 1976
Israeli ex-army officer Lt Col. Baruch Bar‐Lev, makes a call from Tel Aviv to his old friend, Gen. Amin, in Kampala in the early morning hours to 'brief' him on events that've just transpired. Amin quickly hangs up & promises to call him back./1
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How many times have you seen Gen.
@KagutaMuseveni
in ceremonial dress uniform? A rare moment at a parade with among others Gen. Elly Tumwine & Maj (rtd) John Kazoora ca.1988-90. Throughout time, Museveni has stuck to the plain army green uniform regardless of the occasion.[1
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'ADC' John Mukwaya salutes alongside President
@KagutaMuseveni
after slipping through the Presidential security ring unnoticed on
#IndependenceDay
1993.
In the background Capt Sam Kavuma (Maj Gen), P.M Kintu Musoke, Amb. Ernest Rusita & Army chief
@mugishamuntu
.
#UgandaAt60
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𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 | Oct 1 1990
Scores of Ugandan troops abandon their posts with their weapons to join the rebel Rwanda Patriotic Army and cross into Rwandan territory at Kagitumba on the Uganda-Rwanda border. The force attacks & captures the Rwandan border & customs posts./1
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𝙶𝚎𝚗. 𝙳𝚛 𝙹𝚞𝚕𝚒𝚞𝚜 𝙵. 𝙾𝚔𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚊.
One of the more accomplished Ugandan army officers in recent times, Oketta's military life started during the 1979 war against Idi Amin.
After Save Uganda Movement (SUM) was absorbed into UNLA, Oketta was commissioned as a Lieutenant./1
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Members of
@Parliament_Ug
Hon. Aggrey Awori (Samia-Bugwe Nth) & Lt Col Noble Mayombo (Army) circa 2002.
Prior to joining Gov't, Hon Awori was the leader of a rebel group in eastern Uganda named Force Obote Back Again (FOBA). It was dissolved after talks in 1992.
📷:
@newvisionwire
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For centuries, music & songs have been used to express the hopes & aspirations of a people/organisation and inspire future generations. African liberation forces such as
@FRELIMONLINE
&
@MYANC
were no exception as their songs went on to influence many African liberation forces./1
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𝙲𝚘𝚕. 𝚆𝚊𝚕𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝙾𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚊 𝙾𝚍𝚘𝚌𝚑.
The man who announced the July 1985 coup that ousted Pres. Milton Obote on
@UBCRadioUg
.
Born in 1957, Ochora was sent for officer cadet training at Monduli, Tanzania in 1981 & thereafter posted to Gulu & later Luwero as a commander./1
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Video footage believed to have been captured by the first TV crew to visit the NRA in Luwero, 1985.
British journalists Tim Cooper &
@AlisonPorteous
spent six weeks in Luwero filming footage that would give the world a glance into NRA's operations & its leader
@KagutaMuseveni
./1
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We were soldiers once…and young.
Maj. Gen. Fred Rwigyema and then Brig.
@jkmuhwezi
(Maj Gen. rtd.)
🇺🇬🇷🇼
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Elements of the 1st battalion National Resistance Army 'advancing cautiously' towards
#Kampala
in January 1986 under second-in-command Fred Mugisha aka '
#Headache
' aka '
#Kalampenge
'./1
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𝙼𝙰𝙹. 𝙶𝙴𝙽. 𝚂𝙸𝚁 𝙴𝙳𝚆𝙰𝚁𝙳 𝙼𝚄𝚃𝙴𝙴𝚂𝙰 𝙸𝙸.
King Freddie, as he was affectionately known, was a man of many talents. While much has been said of his life as Kabaka of
@BugandaOfficial
, little has been said of Uganda's first African CiC's military background./1
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President Idi Amin welcomes
#Palestinian
Liberation Organisation leader, Yasser Arafat, to a rally in Kampala, July 1975. Arafat, a close ally of Amin, was on a visit to Uganda as an unofficial observer of the OAU (
@_AfricanUnion
) Summit that was being held in Kampala.[1
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Kabaka Frederick Mutesa II was the first
#Ugandan
to receive the conventional rank of Major General in
#Uganda
in 1964 & the first African commander-in-chief of the Ugandan armed forces by virtue of being the Head of State (President of Uganda)./3
@BugandaOfficial
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A photo showing L-R; Maj Rutaasyangabo Katabarwa, Lt. Col Serapio Kakuhikire, Brig Shaban Opolot, Col. William Ndahendekire & Maj. Augustine Karugaba.
The political upheaval that followed meant none of them ever realised their full potential in the military./1
📷:Hon M.Rukikaire
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Every story starts somewhere.
L-R: Captains Late John Bwomezi (Maj), Edson Muhanguzi (Brig), Frank Kanyarutokye (Brig,rtd), David R. Muhoozi (Gen),
@mugira86
(Lt Gen), Richard Munyaneza (Capt,rtd) & Kayanja Muhanga (Maj Gen). (ca. 1990's)
#History
#UgandaMilitary
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𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 | 24 Sept 1985.
Elements of the NRA 3rd Battalion commanded by Col. Patrick Lumumba (RIP) march into Masaka town, 80 miles from the capital Kampala.
Six truckloads of the rebels take up positions at dawn at Nkozi Mission Hospital on Kampala-Masaka road./1
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Commanders John Kazoora (Maj), Benon B. Biraro (Maj. Gen) & Charles Kusasira (Capt) after the NRA capture of Kampala. At the time, Commander Kazoora was serving as the Special District Administrator, Kampala. In 1996, he was elected to
@Parliament_Ug
as MP Kashari constituency./1
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In 2012, the Queen sent Col. Kareeba a message after she learnt of his ongoing battle with an illness that later claimed his life in 2013. Col Kareeba, a graduate of the famous 1979 Monduli cadet class, was a veteran of both the UNLA & NRA/UPDF.
May their souls Rest In Peace. /2
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𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇𝐁𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐏 𝐉𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐍 𝐋𝐔𝐖𝐔𝐌.
Following a raid on the Archbishop Luwum's residence on 5th Feb 1977, the Church of Uganda wrote a letter to Gen. Amin condemning among other things the manner in which the raid had been conducted by his forces.[1
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Gen Wilson Mbadi has been appointed as the new Minister of State for Trade. With the exception of Generals James Kazini &
@mugishamuntu
, all other former NRA/UPDF Chiefs of Defence Forces/Army Commanders (1986-date) have gone on to serve as cabinet ministers in
@GovUganda
.[1
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𝙷𝙾𝚆 𝙽𝚁𝙰 𝙲𝙰𝙿𝚃𝚄𝚁𝙴𝙳 𝙺𝙰𝙼𝙿𝙰𝙻𝙰.
Sunday 26 Jan 1986.
After 8 days of heavy fighting, Kampala is encircled and NRA rebel forces move towards the city centre. NRA chief
@KagutaMuseveni
transfers his headquarters from Nabbingo to Republic House (UNLA HQ) in Mengo./1
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𝙼𝙰𝙹𝙾𝚁 𝙾𝙽𝙳𝙾𝙶𝙰 𝙾𝚁𝙸 𝙰𝙼𝙰𝚉𝙰.
Before war authors Pecos Kutesa, J. Kazoora,
@kizzabesigye1
, M. Kyaligonza, there was Major Ondoga Ori Amaza. One of the first NRA combatants to author an account of the bush war. A war that ultimately changed the course of his life./1
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𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 | 30 Jul 2005
A Ugandan Mi-72 VIP transport helicopter carrying Vice President of Sudan & Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement (SPLM) leader Dr John Mabior Garang crashes along the Sudanese-Ugandan border killing all 14 people on board.
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Brig.
@KashakaSteven
(Maj.Gen), Chief of Staff; Col. Poteli Kivuna (RIP), Commander, 2nd Division; Col. H.
@Tumukunde_
(Lt. Gen), Chief Military Intelligence; Capt. Kayanja Muhanga (brown camo, Maj.Gen) & others inspecting arms captured from rebel ADF forces in Kabamba ca. 1997-9.
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NRA leader
@KagutaMuseveni
being sworn in as Head of State on Jan 29 1986 at a ceremony held at
@Parliament_Ug
building. Two days prior (Jan 27),
@KagutaMuseveni
had been voted as interim president by members of the NRC, NRA High Command & Army Council at Lubiri./1
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A film still showing a youthful NRA officer, James Bunanukye Kazini (later Maj Gen, RO/1331), in the jungles of Luwero ca. 1984/85. Before joining the NRA in 1984, Kazini was a combatant of the Uganda National Rescue Front led by former UA officer (later UPDF) Gen. Moses Ali.[1]
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Kabaka Ronald M. Mutebi II & President
@KagutaMuseveni
visiting Luwero Triangle after the NRA takeover in 1986.
Earlier in Dec 1985, the Kabaka had secretly entered Uganda via Kenya & visited the NRA liberated zones as the rebels prepared to capture Kampala.
@BugandaOfficial
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UPDF Chief of Operations and Training Lt. Col. Benon Biraaro (later Maj Gen) and state ministers Hon.
@GenJejeOdongo
and Hon.
@AmamaMbabazi
appearing before the
@Parliament_Ug
Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Internal affairs in July 1997. /1
📷: Newvision
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Maj. Gen Ahmed A. Mohammed, Commandant Egyptian CSC, Gen. Ivan Koreta (then Deputy CDF) attending the 4th ACoC in Jinja on 1-3 Nov 2010 under the chairmanship of Maj. Gen Andrew Gutti (now Lt. Gen) as Commandant of the Uganda Senior Command & Staff College Kimaka (USCSC)./1
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Uganda Constituent Assembly (CA) delegates (L-R) Major Aronda Nyakairima (Army), Major
@Tumukunde_
(Rubabo) and Maj. Gen
@mugishamuntu
(Army) deliberating after a session at the Nile Conference Centre in Kampala ca 1995/6. /1
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A youthful Charles W. Mumbere (now Omusinga Irema-Ngoma I) of Rwenzururu, flanked by UNLA Chief of Staff, Brig. Gen Oyite Ojok, and then Minister of Security, Chris Rwakasisi, at celebrations to mark the peace agreement between
@GovUganda
& the Rwenzururu Movement circa 1982.[1
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The Kabaka then embarked on a trek westwards that lasted a month until he crossed the border on Jun 23 1966 into
#Rwanda
. He proceeded to Goma & Bukavu in
#Zaire
(DRC) before reaching Bujumbura,
#Burundi
. He was then flown to the UK where he lived in exile./2
📷:
@newvisionwire
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The plane is released a month later in exchange for an NRA prisoner of war at the height of the famous Dec 1985 Nairobi Peace Talks between the UNLA government and the rebels.[2
HOW MUCH IS A MAN WORTH?
It is July 1985 & Uganda has just witnessed yet another coup. Gen. Tito Okello ascends to power but inherits a weakened army divided along tribal lines & faced with numerous rebellions (FUNA,NRA, UFM,UNRF etc.) across the country. 🧵 /1
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The pioneer class (31 officers) of the then newly established Uganda Senior Command & Staff College Kimaka (USCSC)
@jinjacity
(August 2004).
Established in 2003, USCSC was set up as the premier training facility for mid-level officers of the Uganda People's Defence Force./1
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Colonels Sam Wasswa 'Balikalege' (Maj. Gen), Kasirye Ggwanga (Maj. Gen) & Peter Kerim (Brig. Gen) at Namokora, Kitgum district during the funeral ceremony of former President Tito Okello Lutwa in 1996./1
📷:
@DailyMonitor
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HOW MUCH IS A MAN WORTH?
It is July 1985 & Uganda has just witnessed yet another coup. Gen. Tito Okello ascends to power but inherits a weakened army divided along tribal lines & faced with numerous rebellions (FUNA,NRA, UFM,UNRF etc.) across the country. 🧵 /1
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𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 | Sept 17 1972.
Over 1000 exiled Ugandans invade Uganda from their bases in Tanzania. On paper, the invasion plan includes a coordinated air & land attack intended to incite the masses against President Idi Amin but it goes wrong from the very start./1
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The monument commemorating the first attack on Kabamba barracks by the Popular Resistance Army (PRA) on 6th Feb 1981 marking the beginning of the 1981-86 Bush War. Although the objective to capture weapons failed, the PRA safely withdrew to Kiboga with their small force intact./1
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Yusuf Kamugasa, grandson of
@Bunyoro_Kitara
general; Rwabudongo, holding his grandfathers rifle believed to have been manufactured by Bunyoro's famous Baheesi (blacksmiths) in the 1800s. Rwabudongo was a key military commander in Omukama Kabalega's forces.
📷:
@Bunyoro_Kitara
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Sgt. Moses Dibya (rtd), the 1st elected head prefect of Mbarara NRA Kadogo School, addressing fellow students as Lt. Innocent Bahwezi (now Brig.Gen) looks on.
The Kadogo School was set up in 1987 to rehabilitate kadogo's (war children) whose lives were disrupted by 1981-86 war./1
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𝚆𝙷𝙰𝚃'𝚂 𝙸𝙽 𝙰 𝙽𝙰𝙼𝙴?
We note that there have been questions in regards to the origin of many '𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞' (NDG) or '𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬' used in Uganda's military history.
How did these names come about? What were the influences? /1
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Today, he lives a quiet retirement (retired as Brig. Gen) with interests in agriculture, real estate and aviation. Adept on land, at sea and in the air after he trained as an air pilot during his career./8
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After the war in 1986, he was appointed to head the Defence Department
@StateHouseUg
, a precursor to External Security Organisation. In 1989, Lutaaya suceeded
@mugishamuntu
as Director of Military Intelligence with Col. Fred Bogere &
@PaulKagame
serving under his command./6
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𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 | 25 Jan 1971.
Troops loyal to Uganda Army commander Maj. Gen. Idi Amin Dada seize power from President Milton Obote while he is away attending a
@commonwealthsec
meeting in Singapore. It turned out to be Dr. Obote's last trip as head of state for 10 years./1
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When the the Anti-Smuggling Unit was created by the authorities to help
@URAuganda
fight smuggling, Lutaaya was the obvious choice to lead the force but it turned out to be his last major role. Lutaaya is listed as one of the senior officers, as of 1986, in the UPDF Act 2005./7
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Gen. Oketta was a member of the pioneer class of the Uganda Senior Command & Staff College Kimaka in 2004/5. Previously, he had been part of the Ugandan contingent of officers that attended the Vystrel military course in the USSR alongside
@mugishamuntu
,
@GenTumwine
& others./4
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An undated image showing a Ugandan passport (no. 1376) issued in 1963 to then Capt. Idi Amin. A closer look at the images reveals Israeli visa/stamps where Amin was posted for training as part of the expedited transition process within the Ugandan military at the time.[1
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𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 | 27 Jul 1985
At exactly 1031 hrs, 2Lt. Walter Ochora announced the fall of Pres. Milton Obote on
@UBCRadioUg
in Kampala:
“Fellow Ugandans, a special announcement. We are glad to announce to you a total military coup in Uganda today, the 27th July 1985.../1
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He retired in 2018 after 52 years of service but continues to serve as a senior presidential advisor on military (airforce) affairs.
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𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 |16 Aug 1986
The Uganda People’s Democratic Movement (UPDM/A) launched its first offensive in Kitgum District with a force of approx. 10,000 troops. UPDA was the first major armed rebel group to wage war on the
@KagutaMuseveni
Govt
@GovUganda
in 1986. /1
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𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 | 12 July 1979
3000 Tanzanian Army (TPDF) troops withdraw from Uganda as the Tanzanian Government begins to scale down on its presence in Uganda after the conclusion of the Kagera War. The war is estimated to have cost the Tanzanian Govt at least USD 500m./1
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During the Battle of
#Kampala
in 1986, Chefe Ali commanded the 11th Battalion, NRA which was key in capturing parts of Kampala fighting their way through Nakulabye, Makerere, Nakasero, Kampala Golf course & finally Kololo Summit View. /6/END
#AlutaContinua
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𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 | 17 Dec 1985
The Military Council Govt led by Gen. Tito Okello & National Resistance Army led by
@KagutaMuseveni
sign the Nairobi Peace Accord after nearly 4 months of negotiations. The Agreement inter alia provided for the formation of a new state army.[1
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But his most significant contribution came when, on numerous occasions, he navigated Lake Victoria's waters by canoe to carry then rebel leader
@KagutaMuseveni
safely into neighbouring Kenya on his trips to rally support for the new rebel force./4
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The second most senior surviving veteran of the FRONASA/NRA forces, who turned 73 years this week, continues to significantly influence Uganda's politics as Minister of
@mia_uga
. Not bad for a man who has successfully navigated Uganda's murky history for close to five decades.[4
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Former Lords Resistance Army (LRA) commander Dominic Ongwen poses for a photo with UPDF Col Lucky Kidega (now Maj Gen) during talks in the jungles of DR Congo in 2006 alongside Bishop Nelson Onono-Onweng of the Northern Diocese (rtd) & Col Walter Ochora (RIP) in the background./1
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𝐏𝐎𝐏𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐅: 27 men attacked Kabamba barracks on 6 Feb 1981.⛔
𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓: At least 41 men attacked Kabamba in 1981 BUT only 27 men were armed. The rest took part as unarmed 'commandos'.✅
Of these men, 11 survivors remain after the passing of
@GenTumwine
#RIP
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𝙰𝙽 𝚄𝙽𝙻𝙸𝙺𝙴𝙻𝚈 𝙰𝙻𝙻𝙸𝙰𝙽𝙲𝙴.
Kabaka Mwanga II of
@BugandaOfficial
and Omukama Chwa II Kabalega of
@Bunyoro_Kitara
.
Two names synonymous with Uganda's resistance against imperialism. Rivals who realised the need to unite against the common threat of colonialism./1
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𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 | 26 Dec 1999
Over 200 Lords Resistance Army rebels cross into Uganda from Sudan at Ngomoromo border line & advance to Kitgum district. Reports of the incursion are confirmed by UPDF's 4th Division acting commander Col. Samuel Kawagga (now Maj. Gen)./1
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𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠...
A young
@drcJosephKabila
(JKK) alongside Gen. James Kabarebe of Rwanda during the First Congo war in 1997. JKK had been living a quiet life between Uganda & Tanzania before war broke out in Zaire to oust Mobutu Seseseko. /1
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When a decision was made by NRA to attack Kabamba barracks in Feb 1981, it was Lutaaya who secured & daringly drove the truck carrying the rebels in & out the barracks under enemy fire to safety in Kiboga, a place Lutaaya & comrade Mule Muwanga (below) had surveyed days before./3
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The Shooting Team of the Kings African Rifles (KAR) circa 1950's led by Major Iain Grahame (centre). To his right is Tito Okello Lutwa, one of two
#Ugandan
military presidents who served under his command in the KAR./1
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𝙼𝙰𝙹𝙾𝚁 𝙰𝚞𝚐𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝙺𝚊𝚛𝚞𝚐𝚊𝚋𝚊.
The first Ugandan to be trained at
@RMASandhurst
after being selected as part of the Kings Africans Rifles (KAR) East African contingent as the British prepared to grant the
#EastAfrican
countries their independence./1
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In 2008, he retired from the Army with several songs to his name including the famous NRA/UDF song 'Omoto Nawaka'. He was also a recepient of the Luwero Triangle Medal. Sadly, he passed on in 2017 aged 74 years having served under 4 Commanders-in-Chief of the Ugandan Forces./10
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Did you know that Gaddafi Army Barracks in Jinja was formerly known as King George V Barracks?
George V was the former King of United Kingdom, 1910-1936. Following Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi's visit to Uganda in March 1973, the barracks was renamed as "Gaddafi Barracks".[1
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In 1992, he was charged with treason & imprisoned for years under tough conditions before his acquittal in 1995. Years later, he served in
@security_uganda
where he worked as an advisor.
Sadly, Col Kashillingi passed on early this morning.
Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun./8
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𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 | 10 Dec 1985
Masaka town (now city) falls to National Resistance Army rebels, 75 days after the NRA 3rd Battalion commanded by Col. Patrick Lumumba (RIP) laid seige to the town. The fall of Masaka paves way for the NRA's final march to Kampala.[1
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Major
@PaulKagame
(later Maj. Gen rtd,
@RwandaMoD
) and
@FirstLadyRwanda
Jeanette Kagame on their wedding day in June 1989.
At the time, Major Kagame was serving as a Director in Uganda's Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI) based at Basiima House in Kampala./1
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Tragically in Jan 1994, Lt Col B.R Tumukunde's life was cut short in a car accident in Nsambya, Kampala. He was travelling with Lt Col Jet Mwebaze who survived the crash. During Benon's funeral in Rukungiri,
@KagutaMuseveni
reportedly lamented that 'he had lost his right hand'./7
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"...At the moment,
@KagutaMuseveni
probably lacks the numbers to defeat Obote but its clear the military intends to have a strong say in the result of the election..." (1980)
#TIME
, the only difference between possible and impossible.
📷: ITN/gettyimages
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