Idi Amin is deposed as president of Uganda as rebels and exiles backed by Tanzanian forces seize control of Kampala.

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South African History Online. (2012, April 5). Idi Amin is deposed as president of Uganda as rebels and exiles backed by Tanzanian forces seize control of Kampala.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081503

South African History Online (2012) 'Idi Amin is deposed as president of Uganda as rebels and exiles backed by Tanzanian forces seize control of Kampala.', South African History Online, 5 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081503 (Accessed: 25 July 2026).

South African History Online, Idi Amin is deposed as president of Uganda as rebels and exiles backed by Tanzanian forces seize control of Kampala. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081503, (accessed 25 July 2026).

"Idi Amin is deposed as president of Uganda as rebels and exiles backed by Tanzanian forces seize control of Kampala.." South African History Online, 5 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081503. Accessed 25 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Idi Amin is deposed as president of Uganda as rebels and exiles backed by Tanzanian forces seize control of Kampala.." South African History Online. April 5, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081503.