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| Chronology of Amin's military promotions | |
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King's African Rifles |
| 1946 | Joins King's African Rifles |
| 1947 | Private |
| 1952 | Corporal |
| 1953 | Sergeant |
| 1958 | Sergeant major (acting as platoon commander) |
| 1959 | Effendi (warrant officer) |
| 1961 | Lieutenant (one of the first two Ugandan officers) |
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Uganda Army |
| 1962 | Captain |
| 1963 | Major |
| 1964 | Deputy Commander of the Army |
| 1965 | Colonel, Commander of the Army |
| 1968 | Major general |
| 1971 | Head of state Chairman of the Defence Council Commander-in-chief of the armed forces Army Chief of Staff and Chief of Air Staff |
| 1975 | Field Marshal |