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Journal of Eastern African Studies Volume 8, 2014 - Issue 4: Politics and violence in eastern Africa: the struggles of emerging states, c.1940-1990
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The Uganda–Tanzania War, the fall of Idi Amin, and the failure of African diplomacy, 1978–1979

George RobertsFaculty of History, University of Warwick, CoventryCV4 7AL, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 692-709 | Received 14 Apr 2014, Accepted 14 Jul 2014, Published online: 11 Aug 2014

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