December 1979Exile of Idi Amin DadaIdi Amin Dada
Amin goes first to Libya, departing Uganda in a Bell UH-1 registered 5X-UWG, where sources are divided on whether he remained until December 1979 before finding final asylum in Saudi Arabia
Historical records for Uganda in 1979, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Amin goes first to Libya, departing Uganda in a Bell UH-1 registered 5X-UWG, where sources are divided on whether he remained until December 1979 before finding final asylum in Saudi Arabia
Flees to Libya when insurgent Ugandan & Tanzanian troops invade the Country. Amin goes first to Libya, departing Uganda in a Bell UH-1 registered 5X-UWG, where sources are divided on whether he remained until December 1979 before finding final asylum in Saudi Arabia
Insurgent Ugandan & Tanzanian troops invade Uganda
Amin is forced to flee the capital, Kampala, when the Tanzanian army, aided by Ugandan exiles who had united as the Uganda National Liberation Army, take the city
Appointed Minister of Defence
Amin is forced to flee the capital, Kampala, when the Tanzanian army, aided by Ugandan exiles who had united as the Uganda National Liberation Army, take the city
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