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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-0081580
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-0081580 (Accessed: 26 September 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-0081580, (accessed 26 September 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-0081580. Accessed 26 Sept. 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-0081580.
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