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Original Articles

The Uganda–Tanzania War, the fall of Idi Amin, and the failure of African diplomacy, 1978–1979

Pages 692-709 | Received 14 Apr 2014, Accepted 14 Jul 2014, Published online: 11 Aug 2014

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