Located in East Africa near Kenya, the Congo and Rwanda, Uganda is an African nation of approximately 45.8 million (as of 2021).
It became independent from the United Kingdom in 1962 though remains part of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Though ostensibly a republic, Uganda has had a history of violence and authoritarianism, such as its time ruled by dictator Idi Amin. The current president is Yoweri Museveni, who has been in power since 1986.
In Israel, Uganda is most associated with Operation: Entebbe, when a plane leaving Israel was hijacked and its Israeli passengers taken to Entebbe, Uganda, only to be rescued in an IDF raid.
