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Idi Amin assumes power in Uganda following a coup that ousted President Milton Obote.
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South African History Online. (2012, January 31). Idi Amin assumes power in Uganda following a coup that ousted President Milton Obote.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073286
South African History Online (2012) 'Idi Amin assumes power in Uganda following a coup that ousted President Milton Obote.', South African History Online, 31 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073286 (Accessed: 6 August 2026).
South African History Online, Idi Amin assumes power in Uganda following a coup that ousted President Milton Obote. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073286, (accessed 6 August 2026).
"Idi Amin assumes power in Uganda following a coup that ousted President Milton Obote.." South African History Online, 31 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073286. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Idi Amin assumes power in Uganda following a coup that ousted President Milton Obote.." South African History Online. January 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073286.
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