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'''Idi Amin Dada''' was the military [[:Category:Dictator|dictator]] and third President of [[wikipedia:Uganda|Uganda]] from 1971 to 1979. Amin joined the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_colony British colonial] regiment, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_African_Rifles King's African Rifles] in 1946, serving in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia Somalia] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya Kenya]. Eventually, Amin held the rank of [[wikipedia:Major General|Major General]] in the post-colonial [[wikipedia:Ugandan Army|Ugandan Army]] and became its [[wikipedia:Commander|Commander]] before seizing power in the [[wikipedia:1971 Ugandan coup d'etat|military coup of January 1971]], deposing [[wikipedia:Milton Obote|Milton Obote]]. He later promoted himself to [[wikipedia:Field Marshal|Field Marshal]] while he was the head of state. | '''Idi Amin Dada''' was the military [[:Category:Dictator|dictator]] and third President of [[wikipedia:Uganda|Uganda]] from 1971 to 1979. Amin joined the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_colony British colonial] regiment, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_African_Rifles King's African Rifles] in 1946, serving in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia Somalia] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya Kenya]. Eventually, Amin held the rank of [[wikipedia:Major General|Major General]] in the post-colonial [[wikipedia:Ugandan Army|Ugandan Army]] and became its [[wikipedia:Commander|Commander]] before seizing power in the [[wikipedia:1971 Ugandan coup d'etat|military coup of January 1971]], deposing [[wikipedia:Milton Obote|Milton Obote]]. He later promoted himself to [[wikipedia:Field Marshal|Field Marshal]] while he was the head of state. | ||
Amin's rule was characterised by [[wikipedia:Human rights|human rights]] abuse, [[wikipedia:Political repression|political repression]], [[wikipedia:Ethnic persecution|ethnic persecution]], [[wikipedia:Extrajudicial punishment|extrajudicial killings]], [[wikipedia:Nepotism|nepotism]], [[wikipedia:Corruption|corruption]], and gross economic mismanagement. The number of people killed as a result of his regime is estimated by international observers and human rights groups to range from 100,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Ullman1978_0-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idi_Amin#cite_note-Ullman1978-0 [1]]</sup> to 500,000.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-guardian_obit_1-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idi_Amin#cite_note-guardian_obit-1 [2]]</sup> During his years in power, Amin shifted in allegiance from being a pro-Western ruler enjoying considerable Israeli support, to being backed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya Libya]'s [ | Amin's rule was characterised by [[wikipedia:Human rights|human rights]] abuse, [[wikipedia:Political repression|political repression]], [[wikipedia:Ethnic persecution|ethnic persecution]], [[wikipedia:Extrajudicial punishment|extrajudicial killings]], [[wikipedia:Nepotism|nepotism]], [[wikipedia:Corruption|corruption]], and gross economic mismanagement. The number of people killed as a result of his regime is estimated by international observers and human rights groups to range from 100,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Ullman1978_0-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idi_Amin#cite_note-Ullman1978-0 [1]]</sup> to 500,000.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-guardian_obit_1-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idi_Amin#cite_note-guardian_obit-1 [2]]</sup> During his years in power, Amin shifted in allegiance from being a pro-Western ruler enjoying considerable Israeli support, to being backed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya Libya]'s [[Muammar Gaddafi]], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union Soviet Union] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Germany East Germany].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-libya1_2-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idi_Amin#cite_note-libya1-2 [3]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ussr1_3-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idi_Amin#cite_note-ussr1-3 [4]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-gdr1_4-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idi_Amin#cite_note-gdr1-4 [5]]</sup> In 1975–1976, Amin became the Chairman of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisation_of_African_Unity Organisation of African Unity] (OAU), a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan-Africanism pan-Africanist] group designed to promote solidarity of the African states.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Byword_5-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idi_Amin#cite_note-Byword-5 [6]]</sup> During the 1977–1979 period, Uganda was a member of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Commission_on_Human_Rights United Nations Commission on Human Rights].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idi_Amin#cite_note-6 [7]]</sup> In 1977, when Britain broke diplomatic relations with Uganda, Amin declared he had defeated the British and added "CBE", for "Conqueror of the British Empire", to his title. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Uganda Radio Uganda] then announced his entire title: "His Excellency President for Life, Field Marshal Alhaji Dr. Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, CBE".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-guardian_obit_1-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idi_Amin#cite_note-guardian_obit-1 [2]]</sup> | ||
Dissent within Uganda and Amin's attempt to [[wikipedia:Annexation|annex]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagera_Region Kagera] province of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania Tanzania] in 1978 led to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda%E2%80%93Tanzania_War Uganda–Tanzania War] and the demise of his eight-year regime - leading Amin to flee to exile first to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya Libya], then to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia Saudi Arabia] where he lived until his death on 16 August 2003. | Dissent within Uganda and Amin's attempt to [[wikipedia:Annexation|annex]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagera_Region Kagera] province of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania Tanzania] in 1978 led to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda%E2%80%93Tanzania_War Uganda–Tanzania War] and the demise of his eight-year regime - leading Amin to flee to exile first to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya Libya], then to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia Saudi Arabia] where he lived until his death on 16 August 2003. | ||
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