Person

Idi Amin

c. 1925–2003 · 20th century

Idi Amin was a Ugandan army officer who seized power from Milton Obote in 1971. He expelled Uganda's Asian community in 1972, and his regime killed tens of thousands of people. His invasion of the Kagera region of Tanzania in 1978 led to a Tanzanian counter-invasion that overthrew him in 1979, and he died in exile in Saudi Arabia.

Idi Amin
Image: Bernard Gotfryd · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 3 profiles

Kingdom of BugandaDecline, SummaryUgandaSocioeconomy, Military, Impact, SummaryTanzaniaMilitary, Summary

Mentioned in 2 state histories

UgandaTanzania

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