Taban Lupayi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Southern Sudan |
| Allegiance |  Uganda |
| Service | Uganda Army |
| Years of service | ? – 1979 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Commands | Marine Regiment |
| Battles / wars | |
Taban Lupayi,[1][2] often just called Taban,[a] was a high-ranking Sudanese-born Ugandan military officer during the dictatorship of Idi Amin. He rose to commander of the Marine Regiment and deputy chief of staff of the Uganda Army following the 1971 Ugandan coup d'état, and became a member of Amin's inner circle. Taban deserted his post during the Uganda–Tanzania War in 1979, fleeing to southern Sudan.
- ^ Omara-Otunnu 1987, p. 140.
- ^ Amin, Jaffar Rembo (14 April 2013). "How Amin's commander betrayed Ugandan fighters to Tanzanians". Daily Monitor. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Decalo 2019, The Collapse of a Dictator.
- ^ Cooper & Fontanellaz 2015, p. 23.
- ^ Mugabe, Faustin (5 July 2015). "Senior officers Arube, Aseni attempt to overthrow Amin – Part I". Daily Monitor. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Harrell-Bond 1982, p. 6.
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