Many of you are probably familiar with Idi Amin, the cannibal dictator of Uganda, but you’re probably less familiar with his weird relationship with the Palestinians.Â
Amin was very close with the Palestine liberation organization and other Palestinian groups. He helped Palestinian militant groups hijack an Israeli airplane, and held the Israelis hostage in Uganda. But Israel launched a massive rescue operation and dropped a force of elite soldiers in the airport of the Ugandan town of Entebbe. A massive battle broke out in which a quarter of the Ugandan air force was destroyed. Nearly all the hostages were rescued.
But the relationship between the Palestinians and Idi Amin didn’t end there. When Uganda launched a massive invasion of Tanzania, Yasser Arafat, chief of the PLO, decided to send a huge amount of Palestinian fighters to support Uganda. They played a massive role in the war and especially in the decisive battle of Lukaya.
Difficult-Salad-6094 on
Lmao, this while situation is literally pure gold. Truly the historical equivalent of “You’re unemployed friend on a random Tuesday be like:”.
Reothep on
Now do Bibi and the tale of the infinite war to avoid accountability, or Sharon in coma dreaming about the 6 thousand ghosts of Sabra and Chatila . The subjects are inexhaustible
DrHolmes52 on
The 70s were so fucking weird.
Samer780 on
So mamy side quests including one that destroyed my country and who’s consequences we still deal with today.
jaisam3387 on
Between, black September & Lebanese civil war Arafat had a lot of side quests.
JumpySimple7793 on
I misread this throughout and thought it said “Tasmania”
I was not expecting Uganda to invade southern Australia let me tell you
SatoruGojo232 on
An Ugandan man named Idi Amin, who calls himself the Last King of Scotland, and was backed by a dude named Gadaffi in Libya, calling Middle Eastern soldiers from Palestine, to fight a war in Tanzania
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Many of you are probably familiar with Idi Amin, the cannibal dictator of Uganda, but you’re probably less familiar with his weird relationship with the Palestinians.Â
Amin was very close with the Palestine liberation organization and other Palestinian groups. He helped Palestinian militant groups hijack an Israeli airplane, and held the Israelis hostage in Uganda. But Israel launched a massive rescue operation and dropped a force of elite soldiers in the airport of the Ugandan town of Entebbe. A massive battle broke out in which a quarter of the Ugandan air force was destroyed. Nearly all the hostages were rescued.
But the relationship between the Palestinians and Idi Amin didn’t end there. When Uganda launched a massive invasion of Tanzania, Yasser Arafat, chief of the PLO, decided to send a huge amount of Palestinian fighters to support Uganda. They played a massive role in the war and especially in the decisive battle of Lukaya.
Lmao, this while situation is literally pure gold. Truly the historical equivalent of “You’re unemployed friend on a random Tuesday be like:”.
Now do Bibi and the tale of the infinite war to avoid accountability, or Sharon in coma dreaming about the 6 thousand ghosts of Sabra and Chatila . The subjects are inexhaustible
The 70s were so fucking weird.
So mamy side quests including one that destroyed my country and who’s consequences we still deal with today.
Between, black September & Lebanese civil war Arafat had a lot of side quests.
I misread this throughout and thought it said “Tasmania”
I was not expecting Uganda to invade southern Australia let me tell you
An Ugandan man named Idi Amin, who calls himself the Last King of Scotland, and was backed by a dude named Gadaffi in Libya, calling Middle Eastern soldiers from Palestine, to fight a war in Tanzania
Truly a “globalization” moment.