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| − | General '''Idi Amin Dada''' (1923 - 2003) (commonly known as '''Idi Amin''') was the [[dictator]] of [[Uganda]] for 8 years in the 1970s. He executed mass [[genocide]]s against his people 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]]. When he was threatened by [[UN]] 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. | + | 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. He executed mass [[genocide]]s against his people 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]]. When he was threatened by [[UN]] 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. |
His life and reign of terror have been dramatized in the [[Academy Award]]-winning film [[The Last King of Scotland]]. | His life and reign of terror have been dramatized in the [[Academy Award]]-winning film [[The Last King of Scotland]]. | ||
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[[Category:Mass Murderers]] | [[Category:Mass Murderers]] | ||
Revision as of 15:45, October 19, 2011
General Idi Amin Dada (1923 - 2003) (commonly known as Idi Amin) was the Muslim[1] dictator of Uganda for 8 years in the 1970s. He executed mass genocides against his people 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. When he was threatened by UN 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.
His life and reign of terror have been dramatized in the Academy Award-winning film The Last King of Scotland.