Mustafa Adrisi | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Vice President of Uganda | |
| In office January 1977 – 1979 | |
| President | Idi Amin |
| Preceded by | John Babiiha |
| Succeeded by | Paulo Muwanga |
| Minister of Defence of Uganda | |
| In office ? – 8 May 1978 | |
| President | Idi Amin |
| Minister of Internal Affairs of Uganda | |
| In office 16 February 1977 – 8 May 1978 | |
| President | Idi Amin |
| Preceded by | Charles Oboth Ofumbi |
| Uganda Army Chief of Staff | |
| In office 1974 – January 1977 | |
| President | Idi Amin |
| Preceded by | Hussein Marella (acting) Charles Arube (de jure) |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Lumago |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1922 |
| Died | 28 July 2013 (aged 90–91) Kampala, Uganda |
| Spouse | 8 |
| Relations | Idi Amin |
| Nickname | "Mr. Foreign Exchange" |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  British Empire Uganda |
| Branch/service | King's African Rifles Uganda Army Uganda National Rescue Front |
| Years of service | 1951–1987 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Military Police Force Uganda Army |
| Battles/wars | |
Mustafa Adrisi Abataki (c. 1922 – 28 July 2013) was a Ugandan military officer who served as the third vice president of Uganda from 1977 to 1979 and was one of President Idi Amin'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 Uganda–Tanzania War.[1] As the Ugandan war effort collapsed, Adrisi fled to Sudan where he claimed to retain the post of Vice President. He became briefly involved in the rebel activities of the Uganda National Rescue Front before returning from exile in 1987. He struggled with health problems in his later life and died in 2013.
- ^ Military rule under Amin, Library of Congress Country Studies: Uganda Archived July 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine