1971 in Uganda From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s See also: Other events of 1971 Timeline of Ugandan history ← 1970 1969 1968 1971 in Uganda → 1972 1973 1974 Decades: 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s See also: Other events of 1971 Timeline of Ugandan history The following lists events that happened during 1971 in Uganda. President: Milton Obote (until January 25), Idi Amin (starting January 25) Vice President: John Babiiha (until January), vacant (starting January) Events January January 25 – 1971 Ugandan coup d'état: Idi Amin deposes Milton Obote in a coup, and becomes President. References vteYears in Uganda (1962–present) Pre-1962 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 vte1971 in AfricaSovereign states Algeria Botswana Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Dahomey Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Niger Nigeria Rwanda Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South-West Africa Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Upper Volta Zambia Zaire States with limitedrecognition Rhodesia Dependencies, coloniesand other territories Ascension Island Djibouti Réunion Saint Helena Spanish Sahara Tristan da Cunha This year in Africa article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte Related Articles