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|fullname = Idi Amin Dada Oumee | |fullname = Idi Amin Dada Oumee | ||
|alias = The Butcher of Uganda<br>The Butcher of Kampala<br>Big Daddy<br>Dada<br>The Last King of Scotland<br>The Wild Man of Africa<br>Black Hitler<br>''Kijambiya''<br>Dr. Jaffa<br>The Hitler of Africa | |alias = The Butcher of Uganda<br>The Butcher of Kampala<br>Big Daddy<br>Dada<br>The Last King of Scotland<br>The Wild Man of Africa<br>Black Hitler<br>''Kijambiya''<br>Dr. Jaffa<br>The Hitler of Africa | ||
|origin = Koboko, Uganda | |origin = Koboko, Uganda | ||
|occupation = | |occupation = President of Uganda (1971-1979) | ||
|skills = Military training<br>Leadership<br>Fighting skills<br>Expertise in weapons<br>Champion level boxing experience<br>Brute strength<br>Very high resistance<br>Enhanced speed<br>Enhanced agility | |skills = Military training<br>Leadership<br>Fighting skills<br>Expertise in weapons<br>Champion level boxing experience<br>Brute strength<br>Very high resistance<br>Enhanced speed<br>Enhanced agility | ||
|hobby = Killing and torturing people<br>Holding lavish receptions<br>Keeping the heads of adversaries in the freezer | |hobby = Killing and torturing people<br>Holding lavish receptions<br>Keeping the heads of adversaries in the freezer | ||
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By 1978, the number of Amin's supporters and close associates had shrunk significantly, and he faced increasing dissent from the populace within Uganda as the economy and infrastructure collapsed as a result of the years of neglect and abuse. After the killings of Bishop Luwum and ministers Oryema and Oboth Ofumbi in 1977, several of Amin's ministers defected or fled into exile. In November 1978, after Amin's vice president, General Mustafa Adrisi, was injured in a car crash, troops loyal to him mutinied. Amin sent troops against the mutineers, some of whom had fled across the Tanzanian border. Amin accused Tanzanian President [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Julius_Nyerere Julius Nyerere] of waging war against Uganda, and ordered the invasion of Tanzanian territory, formally annexing a section of Kagera.<ref>[https://www.prio.org/publications/10429 The Uganda–Tanzania War, the Fall of Idi Amin, and the Failure of African Diplomacy, 1978–1979], Peace Research Institute Oslo</ref> | By 1978, the number of Amin's supporters and close associates had shrunk significantly, and he faced increasing dissent from the populace within Uganda as the economy and infrastructure collapsed as a result of the years of neglect and abuse. After the killings of Bishop Luwum and ministers Oryema and Oboth Ofumbi in 1977, several of Amin's ministers defected or fled into exile. In November 1978, after Amin's vice president, General Mustafa Adrisi, was injured in a car crash, troops loyal to him mutinied. Amin sent troops against the mutineers, some of whom had fled across the Tanzanian border. Amin accused Tanzanian President [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Julius_Nyerere Julius Nyerere] of waging war against Uganda, and ordered the invasion of Tanzanian territory, formally annexing a section of Kagera.<ref>[https://www.prio.org/publications/10429 The Uganda–Tanzania War, the Fall of Idi Amin, and the Failure of African Diplomacy, 1978–1979], Peace Research Institute Oslo</ref> | ||
In January 1979, Nyerere mobilized the Tanzania People's Defence Force and counterattacked, joined by several groups of Ugandan exiles who had united as the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA). Amin's army retreated steadily, and, despite military help from Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, Amin was forced to flee into exile by helicopter on 11 April 1979, when Kampala was captured.<ref>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/4186254 Review: The Overthrowing of Idi Amin: An Analysis of the War], ''JSTOR''</ref> He escaped first to Libya, where he stayed until 1980, and ultimately settled in Saudi Arabia, where the [[House of Saud|Saudi royal family]] allowed him sanctuary and paid him a generous subsidy in return for staying out of politics.<ref>https://www.dawn.com/news/135283/idi-amin-led-quiet-life-in-s-arabia Idi Amin led quiet life in S. Arabia], ''Dawn''</ref> | In January 1979, Nyerere mobilized the Tanzania People's Defence Force and counterattacked, joined by several groups of Ugandan exiles who had united as the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA). Amin's army retreated steadily, and, despite military help from Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, Amin was forced to flee into exile by helicopter on 11 April 1979, when Kampala was captured.<ref>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/4186254 Review: The Overthrowing of Idi Amin: An Analysis of the War], ''JSTOR''</ref> He escaped first to Libya, where he stayed until 1980, and ultimately settled in Saudi Arabia, where the [[House of Saud|Saudi royal family]] allowed him sanctuary and paid him a generous subsidy in return for staying out of politics.<ref>[https://www.dawn.com/news/135283/idi-amin-led-quiet-life-in-s-arabia Idi Amin led quiet life in S. Arabia], ''Dawn''</ref> | ||
In the following years, he had become an outcast in Africa since no African country wanted to give it political asylum except for Gaddafi who gave him temporary asylum for a year. | In the following years, he had become an outcast in Africa since no African country wanted to give it political asylum except for Gaddafi who gave him temporary asylum for a year. | ||
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*After Amin's death, David Owen revealed that when he was the British Foreign Secretary, he had proposed having Amin assassinated. He has defended this, arguing: "I'm not ashamed of considering it, because his regime goes down in the scale of [[Pol Pot]] as one of the worst of all African regimes".<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-192689/Owen-wanted-Amin-assassinated.html Owen wanted Amin assassinated], ''The Daily Mail''</ref> | *After Amin's death, David Owen revealed that when he was the British Foreign Secretary, he had proposed having Amin assassinated. He has defended this, arguing: "I'm not ashamed of considering it, because his regime goes down in the scale of [[Pol Pot]] as one of the worst of all African regimes".<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-192689/Owen-wanted-Amin-assassinated.html Owen wanted Amin assassinated], ''The Daily Mail''</ref> | ||
*Because Amin never attended school past fourth grade, he was severely illiterate for much of his life and was considered unintelligent by others. A Colonial Army officer once described him as "virtually bone from the neck up and needs things explained in words of one letter. | *Because Amin never attended school past fourth grade, he was severely illiterate for much of his life and was considered unintelligent by others. A Colonial Army officer once described him as "virtually bone from the neck up and needs things explained in words of one letter. | ||
*Amin was close friends with Palestine Liberation Organization leader [[Yasser Arafat]]; Arafat served as Amin's best man during his third wedding.<ref>[https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00069821.html | *Amin was close friends with Palestine Liberation Organization leader [[Yasser Arafat]]; Arafat served as Amin's best man during his third wedding.<ref>[https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00069821.html Idi Amin's Untold Love Triangle], ''All Africa''</ref> | ||
*During his time in the King's African Rifles, Amin was also a champion boxer and reigned as Uganda's light heavyweight boxing champion from 1951 to 1960. He was also reportedly an expert swimmer and an excellent rugby player.<ref name = facts>[https://www.news18.com/news/sports/what-you-dont-know-about-idi-amin-ugandas-brutal-ruler-in-1970s-3798326.html What You Don't Know About Idi Amin, Uganda's Brutal Ruler In 1970s], ''News18''</ref> | *During his time in the King's African Rifles, Amin was also a champion boxer and reigned as Uganda's light heavyweight boxing champion from 1951 to 1960. He was also reportedly an expert swimmer and an excellent rugby player.<ref name = facts>[https://www.news18.com/news/sports/what-you-dont-know-about-idi-amin-ugandas-brutal-ruler-in-1970s-3798326.html What You Don't Know About Idi Amin, Uganda's Brutal Ruler In 1970s], ''News18''</ref> | ||
*As a teenager, Amin could recite the Qur'an word for word, which he once won an award for. | *As a teenager, Amin could recite the Qur'an word for word, which he once won an award for. | ||