(1944-07-21)21 July 1944 Mbulamuti, Busoga, Uganda Protectorate
Died
24 April 1979(1979-04-24) (aged 34) Kampala, Uganda
Spouse
Miriam Katumba
Children
Andrew, Becky, Thomas, Peter
Military service
Allegiance
Uganda
Branch/service
Uganda Army (UA)
Years of service
? – 1979
Rank
Lieutenant colonel
Commands
Uganda Army Air Force (UAAF) MiG-17 squadron
Battles/wars
Uganda–Tanzania War
Air campaign
Andrew Joet Mukooza (21 July 1944 – 24 April 1979) was a Ugandan military officer who served as the last head of the Uganda Army Air Force before its destruction during the Uganda–Tanzania War of 1978–79. Born in eastern Uganda, Mukooza joined the air force during the presidency of Milton Obote. In 1971, army commander Idi Amin assumed power in Uganda. Mukooza stayed firmly loyal to Amin's regime, and consequently rose in the ranks. He possibly helped Amin to defeat a coup attempt in 1977, drawing the ire of Uganda's opposition. When the Uganda–Tanzania War broke out, Mukooza initially flew missions as fighter pilot and became head of the Uganda Army Air Force when the latter began to disintegrate amid combat losses, defections, and desertions. Following the defeat of Amin, Mukooza surrendered to the new Tanzanian-backed government of Uganda, but was murdered under uncertain circumstances.
^Cooper & Fontanellaz 2015, p. 42.
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