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Formed | 1971 |
Preceding agency |
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Dissolved | 1979 |
Type | Secret police, intelligence agency |
Headquarters | Nakasero, Kampala |
Employees | ~3,000 |
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The State Research Bureau (SRB), initially the State Research Centre (SRC), was a Ugandan intelligence agency. Active from 1971 until 1979, it served as a secret police organisation for President Idi Amin's regime. The SRB retained numerous agents and maintained a wide network of informants.