1985 Ugandan coup d'état
| 1985 Ugandan coup d'état | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Government of Uganda | Acholi faction of UNLA | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Milton Obote |
Tito Okello Basilio Olara Okello | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| At least 10 killed | |||||||
The 1985 Ugandan coup d'état was an ethnically motivated military takeover in Uganda involving dissident Acholi elements within the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA), led by Brigadier Basilio Olara Okello, which successfully ousted the second Milton Obote government. The army promptly named General Tito Okello Lutwa as President of the Military Council, only for him to be ousted six months later by Yoweri Museveni and his National Resistance Army (NRA).