How did The President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979, who was known as strongman, die?
David Oyite-Ojok David Oyite Ojok (15 April 1940 – 2 December 1983) was a Ugandan military commander who held one of the leadership positions in the coalition between Uganda National Liberation Army and Tanzania People's Defence Force which removed strongman Idi Amin in 1979 and, until his death in a helicopter crash, served as the national army chief of staff with the rank of major general.
David Chingunji David "Samwimbila" Chingunji (died in 1970) served as a top commander in UNITA, who became pro-Western rebels in the subsequent Angolan Civil War (1975-2002).