Book/Printed Material Uganda : a country study
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Image 226 of Uganda : a country study- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Image 227 of Uganda : a country study Chapter 5 National Security- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Image 228 of Uganda : a country study Traditional shield and spear- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Image 229 of Uganda : a country study SINCE INDEPENDENCE IN 1962 Uganda has been plagued by recurring cycles of political upheaval lawlessness and civil war The armed forces have played a significant role in political and social development throughout much of the twentieth century In the years leading up to independence and for several years after that military and civilian leaders competed for control Civilian political institutions were unable to end…- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Image 230 of Uganda : a country study Uganda A Country Study peace during Museveni s first three years in power but the govern ment still had to divert scarce national resources to end regional conflicts that kept Uganda weak and divided Except for its ties to Tanzania Uganda s relations with other East African states have deteriorated since Museveni came to power see External Security Concerns this ch Ugandan and Zairian…- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Image 231 of Uganda : a country study National Security organized into a Zanzibar Levy The following year Selim Bey who commanded a military unit for the German explorer Emin Pasha agreed to allow about 100 of his Sudanese troops to join the British force in East Africa After Britain declared a provisional protectorate over Uganda in 1894 the colonial authorities formed a military unit of 600 regu lars and 300 reservists…- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Image 232 of Uganda : a country study Uganda A Country Study the Fifth Battalion In 1913 the authorities disbanded the Fifth Bat talion and supplemented the Ugandan unit with the Uganda Volun teer Reserve and Uganda Rifles Corps both auxiliary forces that could be used to quell domestic disturbances The Fourth Battalion took part in several punitive expeditions and armed patrols in Uganda and neighboring territory The best documented among these…- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Image 233 of Uganda : a country study National Security World War II World War II again revolutionized the military The colonial administration recruited 77131 Ugandans to serve in nine infan try units two field artillery batteries and several auxiliary battal ions Ugandans served outside Africa for the first time seeing action in the occupation of Madagascar in opposition to the Vichy govern ment in France and the reconquest of Burma from…- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Image 234 of Uganda : a country study Uganda A Country Study Bugisu and Bukedi districts in the east to quell political violence In the process the soldiers killed twelve people injured several hundred and arrested more than 1000 A series of similar clash es occurred between troops and demonstrators and in March 1962 the government recognized the army s growing domestic impor tance by transferring control of the military to the…- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Image 235 of Uganda : a country study National Security In January 1964 following a mutiny by Tanzanian then Tan ganyikan soldiers in protest over their own Africanization crisis unrest spread throughout the Ugandan armed forces On Janu ary 22 1964 soldiers in Jinja mutinied to press their demands for a pay raise and a Ugandan officer corps They also detained their British officers several noncommissioned officers and the minister of interior…- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Image 236 of Uganda : a country study Uganda A Country Study depot a brigade signals squadron training wing a records office a pay and pensions office and a Uganda army workshop Tensions rose in the power struggle over control of the govern ment and the army and over the relationship between the army and the Baganda people On May 24 1966 Obote ousted Mute sa assumed his offices of president and…- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Image 237 of Uganda : a country study National Security a reign of terror against Ugandans that lasted almost until the end of the decade The army changed composition under Amin s rule By 1977 it had grown to 21000 personnel almost twice the 1971 level Amin killed many of its more experienced officers and imprisoned others for plotting to weaken or overthrow his regime A few fled the coun try rather…- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Image 238 of Uganda : a country study Uganda A Country Study exile in Tanzania and had organized themselves into the Uganda National Liberation Army UNLA accompanied the TPDF in vasion force The TPDFUNLA force numbered about 45000 They launched a twopronged attack supported by longrange ar tillery One group captured the southern town of Masaka near Lake Victoria the other advanced to the west of Masaka moving north ward through Mbarara…- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Image 239 of Uganda : a country study National Security Ojok a northerner Binaisa tried to resolve this dispute by dis missing Ojok The Military Commission rejected this action ousted Binaisa and the NCC assumed control of the government and called for national elections in December 1980 Milton Obote who had been ousted by Amin s 1971 military coup returned to the presidency Obote called on the army to restore peace but…- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Image 240 of Uganda : a country study Uganda A Country Study Despite its many illegal activities the UNLA s atrocities in the Luwero Triangle attracted the most international attention In 1980 the inhabitants of this region had rejected Obote s rule and wel comed opposition guerrillas including Museveni s NRA Until the end of the Obote regime in 1985 the UNLA waged war against rebels and civilians in the area and…- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Image 241 of Uganda : a country study A Ugandan army Czechmade armored personnel carrier on parade A Ugandan army military convoy Courtesy Thomas Ofcansky 207- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Image 242 of Uganda : a country study Uganda A Country Study support by pledging it would end human rights violations improve military discipline and restore stability Many UNLA personnel retreated into Sudan regrouped and reentered Uganda in Au gust 1986 and Uganda was once again gripped by civil war From 1986 to 1990 the Museveni regime tried to end various insurgencies and to establish control over the army Despite repeated government…- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Image 243 of Uganda : a country study National Security in northcentral Uganda Alice Lakwena a selfproclaimed mys tic who persuaded her followers that she could turn bullets into water led the HSM from its formation in April 1987 until mid 1988 when she fled to Kenya Her successor was Joseph Kony also a mystic who claimed to be in communication with a num ber of spiritual forces The governmentowned newspaper The…- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Image 244 of Uganda : a country study Uganda A Country Study however he referred the question to a constitutional commission which by the end of 1990 had failed to rule on the matter Mean while a number of Baganda reportedly took up arms to press the regime on this issue By mid 1989 most rebel operations in Bugan da supposedly had been confined to Mpigi the district that sur rounds Kampala…- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Image 245 of Uganda : a country study National Security The NRA nonetheless ushered in several important political changes the most significant of which was the introduction of grass roots political organizations or resistance councils RCs see Lo cal Administration ch 4 RC members elected at the village level and several administrative levels above the village were ultimate ly responsible to the National Resistance Council NRC Officials claimed this move marked the…- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Image 246 of Uganda : a country study Uganda A Country Study Military Strength By 1990 information regarding military organization and com position had not been published As president Museveni held the defense portfolio and controlled all military decision making Western reports of military strength estimated 70000 men and women Budgetary problems apparently had prevented Museveni from achieving his promise of increasing the NRA s size to 100000 No information was available…- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Image 247 of Uganda : a country study National Security the government had tried to increase the number of Ugandan officers by granting some commissions after the officers had been given a crash course in military affairs An increasing number of Ugandans found jobs more easily in the civilian economy In the 1970s and 1980s most training facilities were located across the south Many recruits also trained in other countries see For…- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Image 248 of Uganda : a country study Uganda A Country Study Uganda s military justice system deteriorated during the 1970s The Code of Service Discipline which was incorporated into the Armed Services Act of 1964 had denned offenses and punishments and upheld military standards It also laid down regulations govern ing trial and courtmartial procedures in military courts During the 1970s however military justice became subject to the whims of the…- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Image 249 of Uganda : a country study- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Image 250 of Uganda : a country study Uganda A Country Study had attached themselves to the army The government estimated that there were several thousand kadogos child soldiers most of whom were under the age of sixteen see Social Welfare ch 2 Within days of Museveni s seizing control of the government his press office announced that kadogos would be disarmed and enrolled in schools designated for that purpose The first…- Contributor: Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) - Byrnes, Rita M. - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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