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Idi Amin. Idi Amin Dada Oumee ( / ˈiːdiɑːˈmiːn, ˈɪdi -/ ⓘ, UK also /- æˈmiːn /; 30 May 1928 – 16 August 2003) was a Ugandan military officer and politician who served as the third president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. He ruled as a military dictator and is considered one of the most brutal despots in modern world history.
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Dec 16, 2009 · Idi Amin was a Ugandan military officer and politician. In 1971 he overthrew the elected government of Milton Obote and declared himself president of Uganda, launching a ruthless eight-year regime ...
Idi Amin (born 1924/25, Koboko, Uganda—died August 16, 2003, Jiddah, Saudi Arabia) was a military officer and president (1971–79) of Uganda whose regime was noted for the sheer scale of its brutality. A member of the small Kakwa ethnic group of northwestern Uganda, Amin had little formal education and joined the King’s African Rifles of ...
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Apr 2, 2014 · Idi Amin was a Ugandan president born circa 1925 in Kokobo, West Nile Province, Uganda. He rose within the military from the 1940s through 1970. Amin overthrew the current leader in 1971 and ...
May 13, 2019 · Idi Amin (c. 1923–August 16, 2003), who became known as the "Butcher of Uganda" for his brutal, despotic rule as the President of Uganda in the 1970s, is perhaps the most notorious of Africa's post-independence dictators. Amin seized power in a military coup in 1971, ruled over Uganda for eight years, and imprisoned or killed at least 100,000 ...
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May 9, 2024 · Amin was a member of the Kakwa ethnic group, a small community in the northwestern region of Uganda. Amin’s rise began in the King’s African Rifles (KAR), a British colonial regiment, during World War II. He enlisted in 1946, initially serving in Burma, Somalia, and Kenya. Amin quickly rose through the ranks, primarily due to his physical ...
Aug 16, 2003 · Like many African leaders including Mr. Nyerere and Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya, Idi Amin never knew the date of his birth. According to his army documents, he was born around 1925 in a remote ...
