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Idi Amin (1923–2003)

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Idi Amin Dada Oumee was born in the rural village of Koboko, Uganda, in 1923, a member of the Kakwa tribe. Raised in the isolated farming country of northwestern Uganda, Amin received a scant education which left him functionally illiterate. During the Second World War, at the age of 18, he enlisted in the British Army in the East African Rifles and fought in Burma against the Japanese... See full bio »

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Idi Amin Dada Oumee
in Koboko, Arua District, Uganda

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(age 80) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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1974 General Idi Amin Dada (documentary)
 
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2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
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– Idi Amin: Monster in Disguise (2000) … Himself
 
1974 General Idi Amin Dada (documentary)
Himself
 
1973 Frost on Saturday (TV series)
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– Episode dated 1 April 1973 (1973) … Himself
 
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2012 The 70s (TV series documentary)
 
2012 The Diamond Queen (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Weaponology (TV series documentary)
 
2007 Endgame: Blueprint for Global Enslavement (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Situation Critical (TV series documentary)
 
2007 La tele de tu vida (TV series)
 
2007 BBC Four News (TV series)
 
2006 The Last King of Scotland
Himself (uncredited)
 
2003 Greatest Raids (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself (Episode: The Entebbe Raid)
 
2000 Operation Thunderbolt: Entebbe (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1971-1981 World in Action (TV series documentary)
 

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Biography: : -- Idi Amin joined the King's African Rifles in 1946 and soon developed a bad reputation for his treatment of detainees. He staged a military coup in 1971. As President of Uganda, his brutality made many consider him the "Butcher of Uganda." Biography: : -- Idi Amin was the ruler of Uganda who quickly became a tyrant and dictator. His rise and fall of power chart his path from loveable baffon to tyrant in exile.
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3 Biographical Movies  | 3 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Personal 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. See more »

Trivia:

President and ruthless dictator of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. See more »

Nickname:

Big Daddy by Western reporters See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn