About Patrick Kimumwe
Lived 1946 – 1978 (aged 31–32). Patrick Kimumwe was an Ugandan military personnel.
Biography Early life and coup attempt Patrick Kimumwe was born at Kamuli District, Uganda Protectorate, around 1946. He enlisted in the Uganda Army in 1965. His brother Wilson "Willy" Kimumwe also joined the military, eventually becoming a pilot in the Uganda Army Air Force and training to fly MiG-21 and MiG-17 jets in the Soviet Union and Iraq.
In 1971, Ugandan President Milton Obote was deposed in a military coup. Colonel Idi Amin installed himself as new Ugandan President and ruled the country under a repressive dictatorship. Kimumwe initially rose in the ranks after Amin's takeover, and was appointed second-in-command of the Malire Battalion. Patrick Kimumwe became the leader of the conspirators
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Who was Patrick Kimumwe?
Ugandan military officer and rebel
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Patrick Kimumwe was born in 1946.
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Patrick Kimumwe died in 1978.
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Patrick Kimumwe was a military personnel.
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Patrick Kimumwe was Ugandan.
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