Uganda vs Tanzania

Years 1978 1979 Battle deaths 4,000 The Uganda Tanzania war (usually referred to in Uganda as the Liberation War) was fought between Uganda and Tanzania in 1978 1979, and led to the overthrow of Idi Amins regime. Idi Amins forces included thousands of troops sent by Muammar Gaddafi, and some Palestinian support.The armed conflict between Tanzania and Uganda concerned the so called Kagera Salient, an 1800 square km strip of Tanzanian territory in the northwestern most part of the country, bordering Uganda. While the territory had been claimed by Uganda many times before, it was not until in November 1978 that the country launched an invasion and declared the Salient to be an integral part of Uganda. After a Tanzanian counter attack in mid November the Ugandan forces were eventually pushed out of the region.