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{{Quote|Field Marshal Idi Amin became President of Uganda in 1971. To the rest of the world, he was a showman whose extravagance was matched only by his talent for comic buffoonery. But behind the grinning face was a calculating monster who brought a tragedy of monumental proportions. He slaughtered thousands of innocent Ugandans in a campaign of ethnic cleansing and executed his enemies live on television. He mutilated his wife and murdered his ministers, keeping their heads in his fridge as a warning to others. He ordered his secret police to torture and kill using sledgehammers while Amin kept the pictures for his own sick amusement. By the end of his reign, over 300,000 people had been murdered by Amin. He had turned the prosperous country of Uganda into a disease ridden backwater, its rivers choked with the corpses of his victims.|Introduction to a Discovery Channel documentary about Idi Amin}}
{{Quote|Field Marshal Idi Amin became President of Uganda in 1971. To the rest of the world, he was a showman whose extravagance was matched only by his talent for comic buffoonery. But behind the grinning face was a calculating monster who brought a tragedy of monumental proportions. He slaughtered thousands of innocent Ugandans in a campaign of ethnic cleansing and executed his enemies live on television. He mutilated his wife and murdered his ministers, keeping their heads in his fridge as a warning to others. He ordered his secret police to torture and kill using sledgehammers while Amin kept the pictures for his own sick amusement. By the end of his reign, over 300,000 people had been murdered by Amin. He had turned the prosperous country of Uganda into a disease ridden backwater, its rivers choked with the corpses of his victims.|Introduction to a Discovery Channel documentary about Idi Amin}}


'''Idi Amin Dada''' was the military [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictator dictator] and third President of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_General Major General] in the post-colonial [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugandan_Army Ugandan Army] and became its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commander Commander] before seizing power in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Ugandan_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat military coup of January 1971], deposing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Obote Milton Obote]. He later promoted himself to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights human rights] abuse, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_repression political repression], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_persecution ethnic persecution], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extrajudicial_punishment extrajudicial killings], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepotism nepotism], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muammar_al-Gaddafi Muammar al-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>
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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muammar_al-Gaddafi Muammar al-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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.


(All of this is quoted from Wikipedia, whom this site thanks for the information)
(All of this is quoted from [[wikipedia:Idi Amin|the Wikipedia page]], whom this site thanks for the information)


In the film [[wikipedia:The Last King of Scotland (film)|The Last King of Scotland]] Amin serves as the main antagonist
In the film [[wikipedia:The Last King of Scotland (film)|The Last King of Scotland]] Amin serves as the main antagonist
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