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Israeli-Ugandan Relations in the Time of Idi Amin

Israeli-Ugandan Relations in the Time of Idi Amin

October 1, 2006 | Dr. Arye Oded
In the context of relations between Israel and African countries that began to develop in the late 1950s, Uganda, which received independence in 1962, has a special place. Israel devoted great effort and resources to cultivating relations with this country, and its activity in Uganda during the 1960s was among its most wide-ranging in Africa. The situation changed abruptly in March 1972 when President Idi Amin expelled all Israelis from Uganda and adopted a hostile stance.