221K views · 1.7K reactions | January 25, 1971: A military coup led by Major General Idi Amin topples the government in Uganda. The deposed president Milton Obote was in flight returning from a Commonwealth conference in Singapore when the coup was announced on Uganda Radio. | History of Uganda | Facebook

99K views · 1.2K reactions | President Milton Obote speaking at a state occasion in Gulu, Uganda welcoming President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia. He recalls the military coup in 1971 and how people in other areas of Uganda rejoiced with Idi Amin. The following year on July 27, 1985, Obote’s government was overthrown again in a military coup d'état. Video edited by History of Uganda to show highlights of the speech. | History of Uganda | Facebook

Events in Uganda from 1985 to 1986. President Milton Obote's government is overthrown in a military coup. The new government and the National Resistance Army (NRA) the rebels meet for peace talks in Nairobi, Kenya. A peace agreement is signed but, due to continued atrocities committed by the military government troops, the peace agreement fails. The NRA takes Kampala and Yoweri Museveni is sworn in as the new President of Uganda. | History of Uganda