Ugandan President Idi Amin is seen in Nairobi, Kenya, on Aug. 31, 1978. Amin, who took power by force in Uganda in 1971 and ruled until he was removed by armed groups of exiles in 1979, ...

Books continue to be written about him. In 2021, Mark Leopold, British social anthropologist published Idi Amin: The Story of Africa’s Icon of Evil. Last year, Ugandan historian Samwiri Lwanga ...

In early August 1972, Uganda’s brutal military dictator Idi Amin ordered the expulsion of the country’s entire Asian population – including my grandparents.

Fifty years ago, on Aug. 4, 1972, Ugandan President Idi Amin ordered the expulsion of the country’s entire Asian population, giving them just 90 days to leave. Amin accused Asians of refusing to ...

Amin, who took power by force in Uganda in 1971 and ruled until he was removed by armed groups of exiles in 1979, died in Saudi Arabia in 2003.His passing was barely acknowledged in Uganda, and ...

This undated file photo shows Uganda’s then President Idi Amin Dada. Amin, who took power by force in Uganda in 1971 and ruled until he was removed by armed groups of exiles in 1979, died in ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — Can Idi Amin be rehabilitated?The question is animating some in this East African country two decades after the death of one of Africa’s most infamous leaders.Amin, who took ...