Ugandan victory in Uganda–Tanzania War

Uganda would have to get sufficient aid from foreign countries in order to win. In the aftermath of a victory, Idi Amin's megalomania would increase drastically. I can see a whole slew of new titles for Amin. And he'd certainly extend his terror to the people of Tanzania. There will probably be much more international animosity towards Amin when they discover what he tends to do with opposition in Tanzania. Milton Obote and the rest of the Ugandans that fled to Tanzania are sure to face horrific terror from Amin's forces, with gruesome torture and execution awaiting them. Even other dictators of that time (like Kim Il-sung, Muammar Gaddafi and Saddam Hussein) would be rather uncomfortable when discussing Amin. Amin's legacy would be plagued with even more infamy and he'd certainly be the second-worst overlord in African history (second only to King Leopold II of Belgium). Amin wouldn't invade anymore countries after Tanzania, since that was the only country that possessed Ugandan "traitors". It's doubtful that international forces would invade Uganda in the rest of Amin's reign, although sanctions are a strong possibility. What happens next is uncertain, but considering Amin's paranoid nature, he won't be removed from power anytime soon.
 

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Wasn't it the Libyan troops Gadaffi sent to help Amin that found themselves alone on the frontline, while the Ugandan troops pillaged everything they could find and returned home.
That's what I have heard, so there were very little coordination between the Ugandans and Libyans. This would have to be different for Amin to win.
 
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Uganda would have to get sufficient aid from foreign countries in order to win. In the aftermath of a victory, Idi Amin's megalomania would increase drastically. I can see a whole slew of new titles for Amin. And he'd certainly extend his terror to the people of Tanzania. There will probably be much more international animosity towards Amin when they discover what he tends to do with opposition in Tanzania. Milton Obote and the rest of the Ugandans that fled to Tanzania are sure to face horrific terror from Amin's forces, with gruesome torture and execution awaiting them. Even other dictators of that time (like Kim Il-sung, Muammar Gaddafi and Saddam Hussein) would be rather uncomfortable when discussing Amin. Amin's legacy would be plagued with even more infamy and he'd certainly be the second-worst overlord in African history (second only to King Leopold II of Belgium). Amin wouldn't invade anymore countries after Tanzania, since that was the only country that possessed Ugandan "traitors". It's doubtful that international forces would invade Uganda in the rest of Amin's reign, although sanctions are a strong possibility. What happens next is uncertain, but considering Amin's paranoid nature, he won't be removed from power anytime soon.

Would increased Libyan and soviet aid help and couldn't most of the exiles fled further into Tanzania
 
I read about this the other day, Idi Amin bit off more than he could chew. Then again, he did mutilate his own wife and cut off the heads of his own cabinet ministers.

The Ugandan Army itself I assume was riddled by corruption and retreated while the Libyan troops headed towards the front.

It is also worth noting the British were the ones who inflicted Amin on the people of Uganda.
 
Would increased Libyan and soviet aid help and couldn't most of the exiles fled further into Tanzania
Idi Amin would probably demand for them to be extradited back to Uganda in order for there to be peace. Aid from the Soviet Union would be really beneficial.
It is also worth noting the British were the ones who inflicted Amin on the people of Uganda.
Milton Obote was the original leader of Uganda while Amin was the military commander. Amin achieved power in Uganda with a coup.
 
Idi Amin would probably demand for them to be extradited back to Uganda in order for there to be peace. Aid from the Soviet Union would be really beneficial.

Milton Obote was the original leader of Uganda while Amin was the military commander. Amin achieved power in Uganda with a coup.
Please tell me how this is the case?

The coup was supported by the United Kingdom, Obote was nationalizing British-owned industries. Amin whom had been serving in the British Army was essentially groomed as their "Own man"
 
The coup was supported by the United Kingdom, Obote was nationalising British-owned industries. Amin whom had been serving in the British Army was essentially groomed as their "Own man"
That's a new one on me, although in fairness I've not done a massive amount of reading on Africa during the period. Would you be able point people towards some references for that? Thanks.
 
Well, the PLO sent fighters to help Amin. What if after Black September the Palestinians established a significant base there with USSR aid for safety from the Israelis? This would allow them to train, organize, and equip with far fewer troubles. After units are fully trained in Africa, they are redeployed to the Middle East. PLO hostages, kidnapping, ransoms, money laundering, etc. are also run through Uganda. IATL the Middle East is only for fighting, not where the PLO is headquartered or trained.

When the Uganda_Tanzania War breaks out eight years after Black September, the Palestinians have 5,000-10,000 trained men there with heavy weapons, some armor, and maybe even some jets and helicopters. Sort of similar to OTL Hezbollah or ZIPRA during the Rhodesian Bush War in being a non-state organization that has capabilities that look similar to a small state actor. These forces are deployed because Arafat finds Uganda useful as a staging area and doesn't want to lose it. Seeing his Arab brothers going in whole hog convinces Gaddafi to go all out and with Soviet logistical support he deploys several thousand more soldiers there than he did IOTL.

This all either allows Uganda to take the Kagera region (part of it or the whole thing) or at least makes thing bloody enough that Nyerere contents himself with driving them out of Tanzania and doesn't invade Uganda itself to overthrow Amin.
 
This is the source I was referencing.
You do realise that the paragraph on that page which claims Amin had British backing has a '[citation needed]' tag right? I don't have access to JSTOR or the book referenced so they may very well cover it but at the minute that Wikipedia page isn't really all that convincing.
 
I think the best way to achieve this is to have the Libyan forces either do better to destroy the Tanzanian 201st brigade that came to intercept their route to Masaka or have the 201st brigade fail to reorganize and get defeated; either way have the Tanzanians do worse and basically allow the Libyans to carry on their planned attack on Masaka.
 
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