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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 23:16, 22 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Ugandan chief of staff Yusuf Gowon quarrelled with another officer over a looted tractor during the invasion of a foreign country? Source: "When one captain failed to give up a tractor he fancied, Gowon is said to have summarily demoted him. (Gowon admits that there was a tractor, but says the captain didn't know how to drive it, and that was why he commandeered it.)" (Rice, Andrew (20 August 2003). "The General" (PDF). Institute of Current World Affairs Letters, p. 11)
ALT1 ... that Ugandan chief of staff Yusuf Gowon quarrelled with another officer over a looted tractor during the Uganda–Tanzania War of 1978?

Reviewed: Ye Peida

Created by Applodion (talk). Self-nominated at 22:12, 12 June 2019 (UTC).[reply]

This interesting and substantial article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright or plagiarism issues. I have added ALT1 to give more context. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:53, 10 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I came by to promote ALT1, but I believe it is a BLP violation. Yoninah (talk) 20:28, 20 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Yoninah: How? Gowon himself stated that the quarrel took place. He just explains it differently, but the (disputed) reasons are not discussed in the hook. Applodion (talk) 22:42, 20 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

OK. Restoring tick for online source. Yoninah (talk) 23:15, 22 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Did you know... that Ugandan chief of staff Yusuf Gowon quarrelled with another officer over a looted tractor during the invasion of a foreign country?

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