Ugandan Lizard Camouflage (1980’s)

Camouflage, Insurgents, Later Cold War (1969 - 1989)

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JS Franklin was a British company best known for their Pattern 59 Denison Smocks intended for African militaries in the 1970’s [1]. They were frequently contracted to supply the Ugandan military [2].

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Most photos showing this camouflage pattern in use are from the 1980 – 1986 Ugandan Civil War following the death of Idi Amin. It appears to have been heavily used by both the National Resistance Army (NRA) insurgents led by Yoweri Museveni as well as the Ugandan National Liberation Army (UNLA), their government opponents.

1983: A group of soldiers of the Ugandan National Liberation Army (UNLA) cleaning their rifles at the UNLA training area near Jinja, Uganda. The CMTT (Commonwealth Military Training Team) helped train Ugandan army warrant officers and non-commissioned officers (NCOs) as instructors in weapon handling, fieldcraft and minor tactics.[3]
July 27, 1985: Lt. Gen. Tito Okello Lutwa (NRA) being sworn in as president.[4][5]
January 25, 1986: NRA soldiers march into Kampala after overthrowing Gen Tito Okello-Lutwa. [6]