Description: Idi Amin Dada Oumee (/ˈiːdi ɑːˈmiːn/; c. 1925 – 16 August 2003) was a Ugandan politician and military officer. He served as the President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. Amin was born either in Koboko or Kampala to a Kakwa father and Lugbara mother. In 1946 he joined the King's African Rifles (KAR) of the British Colonial Army. Initially a cook, he rose to the position of lieutenant, taking part in British actions against Somali rebels in the Shifta War and then the Mau Mau rebels in Kenya. Following Uganda's independence from the United Kingdom in 1962, Amin remained in the armed forces, rising to the position of majo ... (more)

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"Former Ugandan dictator responsible for between 300,000 to 500,000 deaths mostly due to ethnic persecutions and extrajudicial killings. Documentary: General Idi Amin Dada Biopic: The Last King of Scotland"

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