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1972 invasion of Uganda. Uganda–Tanzania War. Idi Amin Dada Oumee ( / ˈiːdi ɑːˈmiːn, 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.
Jun 20, 2024 · 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.
Nov 27, 2022 · The Life Of Idi Amin, The ‘Butcher Of Africa’ Who Ruled 1970s Uganda. By Marco Margaritoff. Published November 27, 2022. Updated March 7, 2024. From 1971 to 1979, Idi Amin Dada ruled Uganda with an iron fist — and may have killed upwards of 500,000 people.
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...
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 ...
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.
Jul 5, 2019 · Idi Amin, a Ugandan general who seized power in a 1971 coup and launched an eight-year reign of terror that left as many as 300,000 civilians dead, was no different: As historian Derek R....
Aug 16, 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 Jidda, Saudi Arabia...
Aug 16, 2003 · Former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin has died of multiple organ failure in hospital in Saudi Arabia. Amin, who was variously described as 78 or 80 years old, had been in a coma at King Faisal...
May 9, 2024 · Idi Amin, one of the most notorious figures in modern African history, ruled Uganda with an iron fist from 1971 to 1979. His regime was characterized by gross human rights abuses, political repression, and economic mismanagement.
