535:. A stationed wagon collided with his vehicle from the front, and then his escort vehicle rear-ended his vehicle. A shootout between Adrisi's bodyguards and the security personnel in the escort vehicle ensued, and several people were killed. Adrisi was then flown to Cairo for treatment of head injuries and multiple fractures in his leg. While he was there, Amin declared on 8 May that he was stripping him of his positions as Minister of Defence and Minister of Internal Affairs and denounced him for retiring senior prison officials without his knowledge. Amin also demoted or dismissed numerous government officials, most of whom had been supportive of Adrisi. Unrest grew in the military as a result of the incident, since many of Adrisi's followers believed that the car accident was a failed assassination attempt orchestrated by Amin. Adrisi himself never accused Amin of being behind the accident. After about a month Adrisi returned to Uganda and re-assumed his post as vice president. Advised that he should take time to recuperate, he retired to his home in Keri.
507:, an ally of Amin who had killed a prominent Lugbara officer. Adrisi was instructed to resign from his post as Minister of Defence, but declined to do so. That year a split in the Uganda Army developed between supporters of Amin and soldiers loyal to Adrisi, who held significant power in the government and wanted to purge foreigners, particularly Sudanese, from the military. Adrisi felt that foreigners were not dependent enough on the regime to support it, and would at their convenience flee back to their lands of origin. He thought that it would be best if the Uganda Army was made up of northern Ugandans who had a larger stake in fighting for it. The resulting tension in the army was further exacerbated when Adrisi got in a shootout with Colonel
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596:, but after recovering and being discharged, the government permanently located him to another house in Kampala so it could monitor his health. He died at Mulago Hospital on 28 July 2013 due to complications from a broken leg, diabetes, and hypertension. He was buried in a state funeral in Keri on 1 August.
585:. The Ugandan government later established a commission to investigate human rights abuses committed during Amin's regime. Adrisi testified against his former colleagues. The commission did not find any conclusive evidence that Adrisi was involved in any atrocities during his service in the regime.
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in March 1974. In 1975 Adrisi was made general and commander of the army. He was later made
Minister of Defence. Adrisi also became infamous for his extreme corruption, using his positions to siphon off large amounts of government money for himself. In this way, he earned the nickname "Mr. Foreign
419:. After completing the fourth grade, the Catholic missionaries in charge of the school attempted to convert him from Islam to Christianity and gave him the Christian name Christopher. Adrisi instead dropped out and never completed his education. As a result of this, he was never fully literate.
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570:(UNRF), a rebel group to retake control of Uganda. The following year Ali began attacking Uganda, and the government requested that Sudanese authorities halt Adrisi's and his colleagues' activities. The Sudanese government subsequently arrested them and took them to
391:'s closest associates before the two fell out. In 1978, after Adrisi was injured in a suspicious auto accident, troops loyal to him mutinied. Amin sent troops against the mutineers, some of whom had fled across the Tanzanian border, possibly contributing to the
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in 1977, during which a large number of civilians were murdered in northern Uganda. By the end of the year he also held the post of
Minister of Internal Affairs, having taken over the job after the death of the previous incumbent,
458:, created the Military Police Force and gave command of the unit to Adrisi and a second lieutenant. After receiving training from the Israelis, he was made captain. Over the next few years he served as second-in command of the
554:. The Sudanese government later moved him to the village of Lutaya, where many former officials of Amin's regime were housed. While in exile in Sudan, Adrisi still claimed to be Vice President of Uganda.
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1183:Works cited
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1144:21 December
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1090:21 February
952:Lowman 2020
919:Lowman 2020
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845:Lowman 2020
833:Decalo 2019
813:23 December
775:26 November
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681:Lowman 2020
494:Exchange".
487:Uganda Army
479:coup d'Ă©tat
477:launched a
456:Uganda Army
381: 1922
341:Uganda Army
308:Uganda Army
175:Preceded by
139:Preceded by
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1378:Categories
1165:New Vision
1003:Singh 2012
988:Singh 2012
976:Legum 1979
964:Smith 1980
733:New Vision
644:References
577:Following
558:Later life
403:Early life
271:Allegiance
1120:Rice 2009
1108:Reid 2017
878:Rice 2009
564:Moses Ali
320:1951–1987
250:Relations
166:President
157:In office
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104:President
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43:In office
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663:Archived
475:Idi Amin
389:Idi Amin
335:Commands
258:Nickname
253:Idi Amin
169:Idi Amin
133:Idi Amin
107:Idi Amin
56:Idi Amin
1059:7 March
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1255:(PDF)
600:Notes
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483:Mbale
464:Mbuya
1361:ISBN
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1263:2020
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1092:2022
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594:coma
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