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A military coup on January 25 deposed President Apollo Milton Obote, who was at a conference of Commonwealth leaders in Singapore. The leader of the coup, Major General Idi Amin, proclaimed himself head of state, released political prisoners detained by the Obote government, and promised to hold...
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