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Idi Amin (1923–2003)

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 ... See full bio »

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(age 80) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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3 Biographical Movies | 7 Portrayals | 3 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 2 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

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General Idi Amin | Idi Amine Dada | Idi Amin Dada

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6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Sometimes people mistake the way I talk for what I am thinking. See more »

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Was believed to have up to 50 children and five wives, two of whom he personally killed. According to aides, he would place the body of one of his murdered wives on a chair at the dinner table while he dined with his children, telling them that this is what happened when "bad mommy" disobeyed him. See more »

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Hulking size and obesity. See more »

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