AN HISTORIC MOMENT IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF UGANDA... WHEN BENEDICTO KIWANUKA, MINISTER WITHOUT PORTFOLIO IN THE NEW UGANDA GOVERNMENT, FLEW INTO ENTEBBE AIRPORT FROM LONDON JULY 2 HE WAS HANDED A LETTER FROM THE GOVERNOR OFFICIALLY NAMING HIM UGANDA'S FIRST CHIEF MINISTER. WITH THIS APPOINTMENT, THE POST OF CHIEF SECRETARY WILL BE ABOLISHED, AND THE PRESENT HOLDER OF THE POST - MR G.B. CARTLAND - WILL BECOME DEPUTY GOVERNOR. THERE WERE SCENES OF TUMULTUOUS ENTHUSIASM AT THE AIRPORT,

Entebbe Airport 1951 | History of Uganda

Exciting developments at Entebbe Airport | ✈️ The 20-year Civil Aviation Master Plan is in action, with new projects underway. Terminal expansion by December 2023, and a brand-new Passenger Terminal by July 2024 will boost capacity. Plus, more parking space coming soon! | Uganda Media Centre

The Raid On Entebbe 40 years ago today, 103 hostages were rescued in one of the most ambitious hostage rescues in history - the raid on Entebbe. After PFLP and Revolutionary Cells terrorists hijacked a plane from Israel, they separated out 103 Israeli passengers (and crew) and diverted the plane to Uganda where they demanded the releases of terrorists in exchange for the release of hostages. The IDF was able to successfully rescue all hostages with very few casualties in a remarkable feat. Today