Archbishop Janani Luwum paid with his life; he was assassinated on Feb. 16, 1977, his body placed in mangled car wreck in a staged accident. Reports suggest Amin ordered the cleric’s death.

The boogeyman of the 1970s, Idi Amin Dada, arrives on screen, and in full bellow in “The Last King of Scotland.” As portrayed by Forest Whitaker, Idi Amin Dada, the Ugandan Kingpin, is a ...

Every actor comes equipped with a thermostat, and the best actors can jack up the heat with the flick of a finger, or a flicker of menace around the eyes. In the absorbing political thriller &#8220… ...

Amin has been in a car accident. When Nicholas and Sarah arrive at the scene, they find a wrecked Maserati, a dying cow and a newly installed despot with a sprained hand.

Is the Zimbabwean President a Modern-Day Idi Amin? LONDON, March 26, 2007 — -- Robert Mugabe, the 83-year-old president of Zimbabwe, may not have the military titles of Idi Amin -- or his ...

Idi Amin, 80, the former Ugandan dictator known for his brutality and odd behavior; Aug. 16, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Donald I. Bell, 87, an Evanston Hospital internist, 35-year faculty member ...

After months waiting to see the Oscar-nominated film "The Last King of Scotland," Ugandans welcomed what they saw as a realistic portrayal of their blood-thirsty former dictator, Idi Amin.