Politics and the Military in Uganda, 1890–1985

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Springer, Jul 14, 1987 - Political Science - 218 pages
How was the military dictatorship of Idi Amin possible? Was it inevitable? The author seeks the answers to these questions in the political and military history of Uganda from colonial times and finally considers the regimes which have followed Amin's dictatorship in Uganda, exploring the political role of the army after it has taken power. This case study of Uganda contains valuable insights into civil-military relations elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa.
 

Contents

Introduction
1
The Role of the Military in the Establishment
12
The Expanding Horizon of the Military
28
From Obedience to Mutiny 196264
48
The Impact of the Mutiny and the Struggle
65
The Military Takes Over 1971
92
Amins Change of Course 1972
113
Amins Manipulation of the Military 197377
123
The Disintegration of Amins Regime 197779
138
The PostMilitary Regimes and the Return
145
The Reassertion
157
Amins Coup
182
Bibliography
204
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AMIOMARA-OTUNNU is a Visiting Scholar at theHarvard Center for International Affairs. He took his doctorate at St. Antony's College, Oxford, and previously studied at Makerere University, Harvard University and the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has published three collections of poems on social and political themes.

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