25 June 1976Constitution of UgandaIdi Amin Dada
Appointed President of Uganda, for life
Historical records for Uganda in 1976, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Appointed President of Uganda, for life
Appointed President of Uganda, for life
The hijackers demand the release of 53 PLO and Red Army Faction prisoners in return for the 256 hostages and are assisted by Amins troops. Flight 139, the Air France Airbus hijacked from Athens is invited by Amin to stop at Entebbe International Airport in the city of Entebbe, 32 km from Kampala
Appointed President of Uganda, for life
The hijackers demand the release of 53 PLO and Red Army Faction prisoners in return for the 256 hostages and are assisted by Amins troops
The hijackers demand the release of 53 PLO and Red Army Faction prisoners in return for the 256 hostages and are assisted by Amins troops
The hijackers agree to the release of non-Jewish and noni passengers and a transport plane, arranged by Amin, takes off and lands in Europe
At midnight Israeli commandos attack the airport and free all but four of the hostages who are killed
The success of the Israeli operation largely contributed to Amins downfall, while increased resistance and sabotage operations cripple Uganda during his final years
The United Kingdom closes its High Commission in Uganda. Amin announces he will investigate the possibility that large parts of southern Sudan and western and central Kenya, up to within 32 km of Nairobi, were historically a part of colonial Uganda
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