Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates/Fall of Kampala/archive1

Blurb review

Any comments or changes for this suggested TFA blurb? - Dank (push to talk) 07:06, 17 February 2019 (UTC)

The Fall of Kampala was a battle during the Uganda–Tanzania War in April 1979, in which the combined forces of Tanzania and the Uganda National Liberation Front attacked and captured the Ugandan capital, Kampala. Tanzanian forces were repulsing an invasion launched by Ugandan President Idi Amin, a brutal dictator. After routing the Ugandans and their Libyan allies in Entebbe, the Tanzanians moved on Kampala. They entered the city with UNLF forces on 10 April, facing minimal resistance but hampered by their lack of maps. The fall of the city was announced the next day. The Tanzanians cleared out the remaining pockets of opposition, while jubilant civilians celebrated through indiscriminate, destructive looting. Amin was deposed, his forces were scattered, and a new government was installed. The battle marked the first time in the history of the continent that an African state seized the capital of another African country and deposed its government. (Full article...)

@Dank: I think this one focuses too much on the background of the event and not enough on the event itself. The stuff about the coup, the invasion of Tanzania, and the fighting until 3 June seem unnecessary, and would better served by mentions of the occupation of the city throughout 10-11 April and the widespread looting. As a note, I was hoping this would be the TFA for 10 or 11 April, on the 40th anniversary. -Indy beetle (talk) 00:45, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

I got rid of a couple of sentences; now we're at 671 characters, and the max is 1025. Add what you want, and I'll do another character count. - Dank (push to talk) 02:25, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

@Dank: Now? -Indy beetle (talk) 17:22, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

799. We're looking for 925-1025. There's room for something about the looting, if you like. - Dank (push to talk) 17:42, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

880. - Dank (push to talk) 20:44, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

979, good to go. - Dank (push to talk) 19:27, 20 February 2019 (UTC)

Indy beetle: Any objection to changing "history" to "modern history"? "history" means anything since, well, prehistory, which has wildly different meanings in different parts of the world. Also, the farther back you go, the smaller "states" were, and small states have been conquering small states for a long time. - Dank (push to talk) 13:45, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

@Dank: I wouldn't object; Avirgan & Honey were almost certainly referring to post-colonial history, anyhow. -Indy beetle (talk) 15:59, 4 April 2019 (UTC)