Uganda, 1971 — military coup
Event Summary
Idi Amin came to power in Uganda following a military coup and ruled as president from 1971 to 1979, a regime noted for the sheer scale of its brutality. (The Cline dataset records the date as 25 January 1971. Accessed sources this session confirmed that Amin took power by coup but did not independently name the deposed president, so the target leader is left unresearched below rather than assumed.)
Researched Details
Research unresolved
Independent research, added record by record. Hover any label for what it means.
Sources
Cross-Reference
Datasets agree. At least two of the three reference datasets we check against carry this event, and none of them disagrees about its date or its result.
Identifiers for finding this same event in the other datasets:
- Cline Center id
50001251971- Albrecht/Koehler/Schutz (CAM) id
CAM-500-1971-01-25
How the match is made is described in crossref-report.md.
Outcome and Target
Target: unresolved in the current research.
Baseline coding: Incumbent executive removed from power. Recorded leader fate: deposed; fled the country. The baseline file does not name individual targets; researched names are kept in a separate layer.
Baseline Dataset Citation
Baseline Source-Document Entries
CSP
Luttwak
Wikipedia
New York Times
This is the citation trail carried by the baseline dataset, grouped by outlet and rejoined from the line-wrapped original. Coup Atlas has not independently re-checked every document; read the original before citing a specific claim. URLs the import damaged beyond safe repair are shown as plain text and listed in citations-report.md. How this list is built →