▁government ▁and ▁informed ▁Minister ▁of ▁In ternal ▁Affairs ▁Bas il ▁Ki iza ▁Bat aring aya . ▁Though ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Ob ote ▁was ▁prevent ed , ▁the ▁put sch ists ▁still ▁managed ▁to ▁launch ▁a ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁They ▁over th rew ▁the ▁government , ▁but ▁then ▁became ▁uns ure ▁about ▁the ▁further ▁course ▁of ▁action . ▁A min ▁was ▁initially ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁assume ▁the ▁presiden cy , ▁where up on ▁But ab ika ▁reported ly ▁threatened ▁him ▁at ▁gun point ▁to ▁accept ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁U g anda . ▁Meanwhile , ▁But ab ika ' s ▁wife ▁had ▁fled ▁the ▁capital ▁out ▁of ▁fear ▁that ▁her ▁inform ing ▁O du ka ▁of ▁the ▁put sch ists ' ▁plan ▁would ▁have ▁re per cuss ions . ▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁the ▁coup , ▁But ab ika ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁kid n apping ▁and ▁murder ▁of ▁two ▁United ▁States ▁citizens ▁around ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁namely ▁journalist ▁Nicholas ▁St ro h ▁and ▁M aker ere ▁University ▁lect urer ▁Robert ▁Sied le . ▁The ▁two ▁had ▁tried ▁to ▁gather ▁information ▁on ▁un rest ▁and ▁mut in ies ▁that ▁had ▁broken ▁out ▁among ▁some ▁U g and an ▁military ▁units ▁as ▁result ▁of ▁A min ' s ▁se iz ure ▁of ▁power . ▁ ▁Career ▁under ▁the ▁A min ▁regime ▁ ▁Ab use ▁of ▁power ▁and ▁army ▁commands ▁▁ ▁But ab ika ▁became ▁one ▁of