Mustafa Adrisi
| Mustafa Adrisi | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Vice President of Uganda | |
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In office 1977–1978 | |
| President | Idi Amin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1922 |
| Died | July 28, 2013 (aged 90–91) |
General Mustafa Adrisi (c. 1922 – 28 July 2013) was Vice President of Uganda from 1977 to 1978 and one of President Idi Amin's closest associates.[1] In 1978, after Adrisi was injured in a suspicious auto accident, troops loyal to him mutinied. Amin sent troops against the mutineers, some of whom had fled across the Tanzanian border, eventually leading to the Uganda–Tanzania War.[2]
In the late 1990s, Mustafa Adrisi was living quietly in Arua, West Nile, in a house provided by the Ugandan government, and had recently gone back to complete his primary school certificate. He died in 2013.
References
- ↑ newvision. "Former VP Gen. Mustafa Adrisi dies". Newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
- ↑ Military rule under Amin, Library of Congress Country Studies: Uganda Archived July 22, 2007, at WebCite
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