7 9 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 4 2 ▁death s ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Att or ne ys ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Ohio ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁U rb ana , ▁Ohio ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Massachusetts ▁Category : B rown ▁University ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁J uma ▁Ali ▁O ka ▁R ok oni , ▁commonly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁J uma ▁But ab ika , ▁( d ied ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁U g and an ▁military ▁officer ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁U g anda ▁Army ▁( U A ) ▁top ▁commander ▁during ▁the ▁dict ator ship ▁of ▁Id i ▁A min . ▁Despite ▁being ▁not orious ▁for ▁his ▁err atic ▁behavior ▁and ▁ab use ▁of ▁power , ▁he ▁was ▁highly ▁influ ential , ▁held ▁important ▁army ▁commands , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁long - time ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁U g and an ▁Military ▁Trib unal , ▁a ▁military ▁court ▁used ▁by ▁A min ▁to ▁try ▁and ▁eliminate ▁political ▁diss idents ▁and ▁riv als . ▁By ▁command ing ▁a ▁una ut hor ized ▁attack ▁on ▁T anz ania ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁But ab ika ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁U g anda – T anz ania ▁War ▁which ▁ultimately ▁resulted ▁in ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁combat , ▁probably ▁during ▁or ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁Fall ▁of ▁K amp ala . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁coup ▁▁ ▁Born ▁as ▁J uma