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Idi Amin
Introduction:
-from 1925-2003
-third president of Uganda, ruling from 1971-1979
-Amin joined the british colonial regiment, the King’s African Rifles in 1946, serving in Kenya and Uganda.
-Amin’s rule was characterized by human rights abuses, political repression, ethnic persecution, extrajudicial killings, nepotism, corruption, and gross economic mismanagement.
-the estimated number of people killed of his regime is 100,000 to 500,000.
-he was a polygamist
-his dad left him at an early age and his mom raised him herself
- he was a part of the kakwa ethnic group, a small islamic tribe settled in the region.
- joined king's african rifles in 1946 and served in burma, somalia, kenya and uganda.
Amin and the military:
-He stood 6 feet, 4 inches tall and was a Ugandan light-heavyweight boxing champion from 1951 to 1960
-Became notorious for overzealous and cruel military interrogations.
-Made the highest rank possible for a black african serving in the british army.
-Closely associated with milton obote, the nation's prime minister and president before Uganda’s independence in 1962.
-worked to smuggle gold, coffee and ivory out of Congo
- January 25, 1971, while Obote was attending a meeting in Singapore, Amin led a coup d'etat and took control of the country, declaring himself president.
-Amin became president and chief of the armed forces in 1971, field marshal in 1975 and life president in 1976.
The Regime of terror:
-Amin started freeing several political prisoners and simultaneously sent out “killer squads” to hunt down and murder Obote's supporters, predominantly those from the Acholi and Lango ethnic groups, military personnel and civilians, including journalists, lawyers, homosexuals, students and senior bureaucrats.
-He expelled all Asians from Uganda in 1972, an action that led to the breakdown of his country's economy.
-known as the “Butcher of Uganda” for his brutality.
-300,000 people were killed during his presidency.
-In July 1976 he was personally involved in the hijacking of a French airliner to Entebbe.
-In October 1978 Amin ordered an attack on Tanzania. Aided by Ugandan nationalists, Tanzanian troops eventually overpowered the Ugandan army.
-As the Tanzanian-led forces neared Kampala, Uganda's capital, on April 13, 1979, Amin fled the city.
-Escaping first to Libya, he finally settled in Saudi Arabia.
Exile and Death:
On August 16, 2003, Idi Amin died in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
-The cause of death was reported to be multiple organ failure.
-Although the Ugandan government announced that his body could be buried in Uganda, he was quickly buried in Saudi Arabia.
-He was never tried for gross abuse of human rights.
Introduction:
-from 1925-2003
-third president of Uganda, ruling from 1971-1979
-Amin joined the british colonial regiment, the King’s African Rifles in 1946, serving in Kenya and Uganda.
-Amin’s rule was characterized by human rights abuses, political repression, ethnic persecution, extrajudicial killings, nepotism, corruption, and gross economic mismanagement.
-the estimated number of people killed of his regime is 100,000 to 500,000.
-he was a polygamist
-his dad left him at an early age and his mom raised him herself
- he was a part of the kakwa ethnic group, a small islamic tribe settled in the region.
- joined king's african rifles in 1946 and served in burma, somalia, kenya and uganda.
Amin and the military:
-He stood 6 feet, 4 inches tall and was a Ugandan light-heavyweight boxing champion from 1951 to 1960
-Became notorious for overzealous and cruel military interrogations.
-Made the highest rank possible for a black african serving in the british army.
-Closely associated with milton obote, the nation's prime minister and president before Uganda’s independence in 1962.
-worked to smuggle gold, coffee and ivory out of Congo
- January 25, 1971, while Obote was attending a meeting in Singapore, Amin led a coup d'etat and took control of the country, declaring himself president.
-Amin became president and chief of the armed forces in 1971, field marshal in 1975 and life president in 1976.
The Regime of terror:
-Amin started freeing several political prisoners and simultaneously sent out “killer squads” to hunt down and murder Obote's supporters, predominantly those from the Acholi and Lango ethnic groups, military personnel and civilians, including journalists, lawyers, homosexuals, students and senior bureaucrats.
-He expelled all Asians from Uganda in 1972, an action that led to the breakdown of his country's economy.
-known as the “Butcher of Uganda” for his brutality.
-300,000 people were killed during his presidency.
-In July 1976 he was personally involved in the hijacking of a French airliner to Entebbe.
-In October 1978 Amin ordered an attack on Tanzania. Aided by Ugandan nationalists, Tanzanian troops eventually overpowered the Ugandan army.
-As the Tanzanian-led forces neared Kampala, Uganda's capital, on April 13, 1979, Amin fled the city.
-Escaping first to Libya, he finally settled in Saudi Arabia.
Exile and Death:
On August 16, 2003, Idi Amin died in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
-The cause of death was reported to be multiple organ failure.
-Although the Ugandan government announced that his body could be buried in Uganda, he was quickly buried in Saudi Arabia.
-He was never tried for gross abuse of human rights.
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