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Bazilio Olara-Okello

1929 - 1990

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Bazilio Olara-Okello (1929 – 9 January 1990) was a Ugandan military officer and one of the commanders of the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) that together with the Tanzanian army organized the coup d'état that overthrew Idi Amin in 1979. In 1985, he was briefly the chairman of the ruling Military Council and de facto head of state of Uganda, and later, lieutenant-general and chief of the armed forces. During the civil war in Uganda between the UNLA (which was now the national army) and Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army, president Milton Obote alienated much of the Acholi-dominated officer corps, including Olara-Okello and General Tito Okello, by appointing his fellow ethnic Lango, Brigadier Smith Opon Acak, as army Chief of Staff. On 27 July 1985, an army brigade of the UNLA commanded by Olara-Okello, and composed mostly of Acholi troops, staged a coup d'état against Milton Obote's government and seized power. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bazilio Olara-Okello is the 1,762nd most popular military personnel (up from 1,773rd in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Uganda (down from 11th in 2019) and the most popular Ugandan Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Bazilio Olara-Okello ranks 1,762 out of 2,058. Before him are Leonid Ivashov, Lewis Powell, Gustav von Alvensleben, Gurgen Dalibaltayan, Dudley Pound, and José de Palafox y Melci, 1st Duke of Zaragoza. After him are Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu, Werner Teske, Anatoly Kvashnin, Axel von dem Bussche, Gennady Zhidko, and Lionel Dunsterville.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Bazilio Olara-Okello ranks 358. Before him are Zbigniew Messner, Shozo Sasahara, Keijo Liinamaa, Jane Powell, Carlo Clerici, and Terry Moore. After him are Nusrat Bhutto, Larry Collins, John Julius Norwich, Tommy Banks, Yvette Williams, and Chi Haotian. Among people deceased in 1990, Bazilio Olara-Okello ranks 210. Before him are David White, Laurence J. Peter, Ivar Lo-Johansson, Georges de Rham, Eve Arden, and Joel de Oliveira Monteiro. After him are Gino Cappello, Frédéric Rossif, Minoru Honda, Omero Tognon, Horst Bienek, and An Wang.

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In Uganda

Among people born in Uganda, Bazilio Olara-Okello ranks 14 out of 55. Before him are Emmanuel Wamala (1926), John Akii-Bua (1949), Yusuf Lule (1912), Scott Hicks (1953), Apolo Nsibambi (1940), and Godfrey Binaisa (1920). After him are Ruhakana Rugunda (1947), Danny Faure (1962), Geoffrey Oryema (1953), Joshua Cheptegei (1996), Bobi Wine (1982), and Paulo Muwanga (1924).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Uganda

Among military personnels born in Uganda, Bazilio Olara-Okello ranks 1. 

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