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General '''Idi Amin Dada''' (1923 - 2003) (commonly known as '''Idi Amin''') was the [[Muslim]]<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3156011.stm The Idi Amin I knew - BBC]</ref> [[dictator]] of [[Uganda]] for 8 years in the 1970s.

General '''Idi Amin Dada''' (1923 - 2003) (commonly known as '''Idi Amin''') was the [[Muslim]]<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3156011.stm The Idi Amin I knew - BBC]</ref> [[dictator]] of [[Uganda]] for 8 years in the 1970s.

== Biography ==

== Biography ==

In the tenure of [[Milton Obote]] Amin was the captain, the colonel, the general and later the general staff chief. In 1971 he coup in power and overthrew Obote. In 1970 the British government established [[gun control]] laws which aided in Idi Amin's ability to hold power to 1979. He executed mass [[genocide]]s against his people, especially intelectualls, Christians and supporters of Obote, in order to stay in power and suffered from extreme [[paranoia]] and arrogance. His efforts and [[ideology]] spread to neighboring countries such as [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]] and [[Tanzania]]. In his tenure he attacked Tanzania two times with the help of [[Muammar al-Gaddafi]]. Amin often provoce [[Israel]]. He supported the terror organizations [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]] and [[Revolutionary Cells]] at a plane hijack. When he was threatened by [[UN|United Nations]] forces with the possibility of a trial for [[crimes against humanity]], he fled to the [[Middle East]] where he was harbored for 25 years without punishment until the end of his natural life. Under his rule, more than 300,000 oppositionals were killed.

In the tenure of [[Milton Obote]] Amin was the captain, the colonel, the general and later the general staff chief. In 1971 he coup in power and overthrew Obote. In 1970 the British government established [[gun control]] laws which aided in Idi Amin's ability to hold power to 1979. He executed mass [[genocide]]s against his people, especially intelectualls, Christians and supporters of Obote, in order to stay in power and suffered from extreme [[paranoia]] and arrogance. His efforts and [[ideology]] spread to neighboring countries such as [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]] and [[Tanzania]]. In his tenure he attacked Tanzania two times with the help of [[Muammar al-Gaddafi]]. Amin was hostile to [[Israel]]. He protected the terrorist organizations [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]] and the [[Revolutionary Cells]] which hijacked a civilian airplane which was flown to [[Entebbe]]. When he was threatened by [[UN|United Nations]] forces with the possibility of a trial for [[crimes against humanity]], he fled to the [[Middle East]] where he was harbored for 25 years without punishment until the end of his natural life. Under his rule, more than 300,000 oppositionals were killed.

There have been several movies about Idi Amin, including the 1974 film ''"General Idi Amin Dada'' <ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071544/</ref> and the [[Academy Award]]-winning film ''"The Last King of Scotland"''.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455590/</ref>

There have been several movies about Idi Amin, including the 1974 film ''"General Idi Amin Dada'' <ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071544/</ref> and the [[Academy Award]]-winning film ''"The Last King of Scotland"''.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455590/</ref>

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