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Events relating to uganda
The Imperial British East Africa Company is given a charter to adminster Kenya and Uganda
Frederick Lugard's Maxim machine gun settles a Protestant-Catholic clash in Kampala, the capital of Buganda
Britain unites Buganda and three other kingdoms into the single Uganda Protectorate
The former British colony of Uganda becomes an independent republic, with Milton Obote as prime minister
Idi Amin leads a successful coup against the president of Uganda, Milton Obote
Idi Amin flees from Uganda as Tanzanian troops reach his capital, Kampala
A coup in Uganda brings Milton Obote back into power, and he is confirmed as president in a subsequent general election
Milton Obote, toppled in a bloodless Uganda coup, escapes to Zambia
The guerrilla leader Yoweri Museveni takes Kampala and becomes president of Uganda
An army of the Rwandan Patriotic Front crosses the border from Uganda to invade Rwanda
Yoweri Museveni wins his third term as president of Uganda, in an election result provoking riots by opposition supporters