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Bazilio Olara-Okello (1929 – 9 January 1990) was a Uganda
Uganda

The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania....
n military officer
Officer (armed forces)

An officer is a member of an Armed forces who holds a position of authority.Commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereignty power and, as such, hold a Letters patent charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position....
 and one of the commander
Commander

Commander is a military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the military, particularly in police and law enforcement....
s of the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) that together with the Tanzanian army
Tanzania People's Defence Force

The Tanzania Peoples? Defence Force was created in September 1964. From its inception, it was ingrained in the troops that they were a people?s force under civilian control....
 overthrew Idi Amin
Idi Amin

Idi Amin Dada , commonly known as Idi Amin, was a Ugandan Military dictatorship and the President of Uganda of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. Amin joined the British colony regiment, the King's African Rifles, in 1946, and advanced to the rank of Major General and Commander of the Ugandan Army....
 in 1979. In 1985 he was briefly de facto President of Uganda
President of Uganda

The President of Uganda is the head of state in Uganda. The role began as a largely ceremonial position, with the Prime Minister of Uganda holding the true power....
, and later Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
 and chief of the armed forces.

During the civil war in Uganda
Ugandan Bush War

The Ugandan Bush War refers to the guerrilla war waged between 1981 and 1986 in Uganda by the National Resistance Army against the government of Milton Obote, and later that of Tito Okello ....
 between the UNLA (which was now the national army) and Yoweri Museveni
Yoweri Museveni

Yoweri Kaguta Jargun Museveni has been the President of Uganda since 29 January 1986.Museveni was involved in the war that toppled Idi Amin, ending his rule in 1979, and in the rebellion that subsequently led to the demise of the Milton Obote regime in 1985....
's National Resistance Army
National Resistance Army

The National Resistance Army , the military wing of the National Resistance Movement , was a rebel army that waged a guerrilla war, commonly referred to as the Ugandan Bush War or "the war in the bush", against the government of Milton Obote, and later that of Tito Okello....
, president Milton Obote
Milton Obote

File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-76054-0003, Leipzig, Kenia-Tag, Gerald G?tting.jpgApolo Milton Obote , Prime Minister of Uganda from 1962 to 1966 and President of Uganda from 1966 to 1971 and from 1980 to 1985, was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda to independence from the United Kingdom colonialism administration in 1962....
 alienated much of the Acholi
Acholi

Acholi is an ethnic group from the districts of Gulu District, Kitgum District and Pader District in northern Uganda , and Magwe County in southern Sudan....
-dominated officer corps, including Olara-Okello and General Tito Okello
Tito Okello

Tito Lutwa Okello was one of the commanders in the coalition between the Tanzania People's Defence Force and the Uganda National Liberation Army who removed Idi Amin in 1979, the Commander of the UNLA from 1980 to 1985, and the President of Uganda from 1985 to 1986....
, by appointing his fellow ethnic Lango
Lango

The Lango people live in Lango sub-region in the central area of Uganda, north of Lake Kyoga. Lango Sub-region comprises the districts of Amolatar District, Apac District, Dokolo District, Lira District and Oyam District....
, Brigadier Smith Opon Acak, as army Chief of Staff.






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Bazilio Olara-Okello (1929 – 9 January 1990) was a Uganda
Uganda

The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania....
n military officer
Officer (armed forces)

An officer is a member of an Armed forces who holds a position of authority.Commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereignty power and, as such, hold a Letters patent charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position....
 and one of the commander
Commander

Commander is a military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the military, particularly in police and law enforcement....
s of the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) that together with the Tanzanian army
Tanzania People's Defence Force

The Tanzania Peoples? Defence Force was created in September 1964. From its inception, it was ingrained in the troops that they were a people?s force under civilian control....
 overthrew Idi Amin
Idi Amin

Idi Amin Dada , commonly known as Idi Amin, was a Ugandan Military dictatorship and the President of Uganda of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. Amin joined the British colony regiment, the King's African Rifles, in 1946, and advanced to the rank of Major General and Commander of the Ugandan Army....
 in 1979. In 1985 he was briefly de facto President of Uganda
President of Uganda

The President of Uganda is the head of state in Uganda. The role began as a largely ceremonial position, with the Prime Minister of Uganda holding the true power....
, and later Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
 and chief of the armed forces.

During the civil war in Uganda
Ugandan Bush War

The Ugandan Bush War refers to the guerrilla war waged between 1981 and 1986 in Uganda by the National Resistance Army against the government of Milton Obote, and later that of Tito Okello ....
 between the UNLA (which was now the national army) and Yoweri Museveni
Yoweri Museveni

Yoweri Kaguta Jargun Museveni has been the President of Uganda since 29 January 1986.Museveni was involved in the war that toppled Idi Amin, ending his rule in 1979, and in the rebellion that subsequently led to the demise of the Milton Obote regime in 1985....
's National Resistance Army
National Resistance Army

The National Resistance Army , the military wing of the National Resistance Movement , was a rebel army that waged a guerrilla war, commonly referred to as the Ugandan Bush War or "the war in the bush", against the government of Milton Obote, and later that of Tito Okello....
, president Milton Obote
Milton Obote

File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-76054-0003, Leipzig, Kenia-Tag, Gerald G?tting.jpgApolo Milton Obote , Prime Minister of Uganda from 1962 to 1966 and President of Uganda from 1966 to 1971 and from 1980 to 1985, was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda to independence from the United Kingdom colonialism administration in 1962....
 alienated much of the Acholi
Acholi

Acholi is an ethnic group from the districts of Gulu District, Kitgum District and Pader District in northern Uganda , and Magwe County in southern Sudan....
-dominated officer corps, including Olara-Okello and General Tito Okello
Tito Okello

Tito Lutwa Okello was one of the commanders in the coalition between the Tanzania People's Defence Force and the Uganda National Liberation Army who removed Idi Amin in 1979, the Commander of the UNLA from 1980 to 1985, and the President of Uganda from 1985 to 1986....
, by appointing his fellow ethnic Lango
Lango

The Lango people live in Lango sub-region in the central area of Uganda, north of Lake Kyoga. Lango Sub-region comprises the districts of Amolatar District, Apac District, Dokolo District, Lira District and Oyam District....
, 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
Acholi

Acholi is an ethnic group from the districts of Gulu District, Kitgum District and Pader District in northern Uganda , and Magwe County in southern Sudan....
 troops, staged a coup d'état
Coup d'état

A coup d??tat , often simply called a coup, is the sudden unconstitutional overthrow of a government by a part of the state establishment – usually the military – to replace the branch of the stricken government, either with another civil government or with a military government....
 against Milton Obote
Milton Obote

File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-76054-0003, Leipzig, Kenia-Tag, Gerald G?tting.jpgApolo Milton Obote , Prime Minister of Uganda from 1962 to 1966 and President of Uganda from 1966 to 1971 and from 1980 to 1985, was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda to independence from the United Kingdom colonialism administration in 1962....
's government and seized power. The National Assembly
National Assembly of Uganda

The National Assembly of Uganda, or Parliament of Uganda, comprises 215 Constituency Representatives, 79 District Woman Representatives, 10 Uganda People's Defence Forces Representatives, 5 Representatives of the Youth, 5 Representatives of Persons with Disabilities, 5 Representatives of Workers, and 13 Ex-officio Members....
 was dissolved and a Military Council was established. Between 27 and 29 July 1985, Olara-Okello was Chairman of the Military Council, and de facto head of state.

On 29 July, General Tito Okello
Tito Okello

Tito Lutwa Okello was one of the commanders in the coalition between the Tanzania People's Defence Force and the Uganda National Liberation Army who removed Idi Amin in 1979, the Commander of the UNLA from 1980 to 1985, and the President of Uganda from 1985 to 1986....
 replaced Olara-Okello as Chairman of the Military Council, and Olara-Okello was promoted to Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
 and named chief of the armed forces. He commanded the army until Yoweri Museveni
Yoweri Museveni

Yoweri Kaguta Jargun Museveni has been the President of Uganda since 29 January 1986.Museveni was involved in the war that toppled Idi Amin, ending his rule in 1979, and in the rebellion that subsequently led to the demise of the Milton Obote regime in 1985....
's National Resistance Army
National Resistance Army

The National Resistance Army , the military wing of the National Resistance Movement , was a rebel army that waged a guerrilla war, commonly referred to as the Ugandan Bush War or "the war in the bush", against the government of Milton Obote, and later that of Tito Okello....
 seized power on 29 January 1986. Olara-Okello fled to exile in Sudan
Sudan

Sudan is a country in northeastern Africa. It is the largest in the African continent and the Arab World, and List of countries and outlying territories by total area by area....
, where he lived until he died in Ormduruman Hospital in Khartoum
Khartoum

Khartoum is the Capital of Sudan and of Khartoum . It is located at the confluence point of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia....
 on 9 January 1990.

See also

  • Uganda since 1979
    Uganda since 1979

    Uganda After Amin...
    , part of the History of Uganda
    History of Uganda

    Uganda before 1900The earliest human inhabitants in a contemporary Uganda were hunter-gathers. Remnants of these people are today to be found among the pygmies in western Uganda....
     series.
  • Nairobi Agreement, 1985
    Nairobi Agreement, 1985

    The Nairobi Agreement was a peace deal between the Ugandan government of Tito Okello and the National Resistance Army rebel group led by Yoweri Museveni....
  • Politics of Uganda
    Politics of Uganda

    Politics of Uganda takes place within the framework of a presidential system republic, whereby the President of Uganda is both head of state and head of government, as well as of a multi-party system....
  • Political parties of Uganda