From 1971 to 1979, Idi Amin Dada devastated Uganda using the persona of the playful joker ...

His passing was barely acknowledged in Uganda, and some of Amin’s supporters over the years have unsuccessfully lobbied to have his remains returned home, underscoring his tainted legacy.

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 ...

Fifty years after the first evacuation flight of Ugandan Asians touched down in the United Kingdom on September 18, 1972, their story has been held up as a triumph of British generosity and ...

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.

A scheduled 1 September memorial lecture in Uganda to discuss the life of dictator Idi Amin, with the aim of redeeming his image, never happened.

There are no monuments to Idi Amin in Uganda, not even in Kampala, the capital, where not even a street is named after him.

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.

Can Idi Amin be rehabilitated? 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. Ugandan President ...