---
category: Intelligence & Government
summary: Colonel Baruch Bar Lev was a former Israeli military attaché in Uganda.
tags:
- Person
- Politician
- Israel
- Military
---

Colonel [Baruch Bar Lev](/people/baruch-bar-lev/) was a former [Israeli](/places/israel/) military attaché in [Uganda](/places/uganda/). He planned and led the military coup that installed [Idi Amin](/people/idi-amin/) as the self-proclaimed president of [Uganda](/places/uganda/).[^1]

[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.