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{{Quote|In any country there must be people who have to die. They are the sacrifices any nation has to make to achieve law and order.|Idi Amin Dada}} | {{Quote|In any country there must be people who have to die. They are the sacrifices any nation has to make to achieve law and order.|Idi Amin Dada}} | ||
'''Idi Amin Dada''' (May 17<sup>th</sup> ,1925 - August 16<sup>th</sup>, 2003) was the military dictator and third President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. Considered to be one of the most brutal and murderous dictators in world history, Amin's rule was characterised by rampant human rights abuses, including political repression, ethnic persecution and extrajudicial killings, as well as nepotism, corruption, and gross economic mismanagement. International observers and human rights groups estimate that between | '''Idi Amin Dada Oumee''' (May 17<sup>th</sup> ,1925 - August 16<sup>th</sup>, 2003) was the military dictator and third President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. Considered to be one of the most brutal and murderous dictators in world history, Amin's rule was characterised by rampant human rights abuses, including political repression, ethnic persecution and extrajudicial killings, as well as nepotism, corruption, and gross economic mismanagement. International observers and human rights groups estimate that between 500,000 people were killed under his regime. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== |