 Other accounts suggest, however, that Amin had lost control of parts of the Uganda Army.Accordingly, the invading troops acted without his orders, and Amin sanctioned the invasion "post facto" to save face.In any case, Amin accused Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere of initiating the war against Uganda after the hostilities had erupted, and proclaimed the annexation of a section of Kagera when the Ugandan invasion initially proved to be successful.