Institution

Uganda People's Defence Force

1995 · 20th century

The Uganda People's Defence Force is the armed forces of Uganda, formed from the National Resistance Army and given its present name under the constitution of 1995. It fought the Lord's Resistance Army in the north for two decades, intervened in the Congo wars between 1996 and 2003, and since 2007 has provided the largest contingent of the African Union mission in Somalia.

Uganda People's Defence Force
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Uganda People's Defence Force. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/uganda-peoples-defence-force
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