28K views · 229 reactions | 8 February 1985: Uganda's president Milton Obote talks about the Ugandan Bush War, Yoweri Museveni, the forthcoming 1985 Ugandan elections and Uganda's human rights record on BBC African Perspective. Interviewer - Robin White Five months later on July 27, 1985 Obote's government was overthrown by his own army commanders in a military coup d'état. | History of Uganda | Facebook

President Milton Obote speaking at a state occasion in Gulu, Uganda welcoming President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia. He recalls the military coup in 1971 and how people in other areas of Uganda rejoiced with Idi Amin. The following year on July 27, 1985, Obote’s government was overthrown again in a military coup d'état. Video edited by History of Uganda to show highlights of the speech. | History of Uganda