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    President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979

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  1. Apr 2, 2014 · Idi Amin was a Ugandan president best known for his brutal regime and crimes against humanity while in power from 1971-1979. Updated: Sep 15, 2020. (1925-2003) Who Was Idi Amin? Idi...

  2. 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 ...

  3. Aug 17, 2003 · Aug. 17, 2003. Idi Amin, whose eight-year reign of terror in Uganda encompassed widespread killing, torture and dispossession of multitudes and left the country pauperized, died yesterday in...

  4. Idi Amin, (born 1924/25, Koboko, Ugan.—died Aug. 16, 2003, Jiddah, Saud.Ar.), Military officer and president (1971–79) of Uganda. A member of the small Kakwa ethnic group and a Muslim, he was closely associated during his military career with Milton Obote, Uganda’s first prime minister and president. In 1971 he staged a coup against Obote.

  5. www.wikiwand.com › en › Idi_AminIdi Amin - Wikiwand

    Idi Amin Dada Oumee 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.

  6. Idi Amin: The Story of Africa's Icon of Evil on JSTOR. MARK LEOPOLD. Copyright Date: 2020. Published by: Yale University Press. Pages: 320. https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv18sqz3m. Select all. (For EndNote, Zotero, Mendeley) (For BibTex) Front Matter. (pp. i-iv) Front Matter. (pp. i-iv) https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv18sqz3m.1.

  7. Aug 18, 2003 · Patrick Keatley. Sun 17 Aug 2003 20.59 EDT. Idi Amin, who has died at an age thought to be 78, was one of the most brutal military dictators to wield power in post-independence Africa. While...

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