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

Idi Amin, the hulking self-declared Conqueror of the British Empire and one of modern history's bloodiest dictators, has died in Saudi Arabia, where he has lived in exile since fleeing Uganda in 1979.

How the Butcher of Uganda fooled the world: 70,000 unearthed images of Idi Amin show the propaganda used to create a ‘jovial’ profile with ‘manic energy’ which hid the brutality of the ...

Six out of 10 times, Amin’s name pops up in the first minute of conversation when I mention I am from Uganda. “Oh wow … Idi Amin!” ... But Amin was himself a creation of empire.

At 300 pounds and 6 feet 3 inches tall, Idi Amin, the former Ugandan ruler whose butchery and buffoonery made him an obscene caricature of Third World dictators throughout the 1970s, is ...

NAIROBI: The Ugandan dictator Idi Amin was always a joker whose antics included making an unannounced visit on the British queen, jumping into a swimming pool with his pyjamas on during a summit ...

Leopold traces Idi Amin’s life to Koboko, northern Uganda, ... Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Sea, and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in ...

Why Idi Amin went but also stayed ... ago, on the April 11, 1979, Uganda’s third President, Idi Amin ... remove him when they realized he was after conquering the British Empire. ...

The late African dictator Idi Amin was never content with being called simply the president of Uganda. At news conferences, he favored more fanciful titles like Conqueror of the British Empire.

It began to flirt with the idea of adding more destinations to the torture trail to attract more visitors. “Idi Amin is the most popular Ugandan ever, but no one is making use of him,” said Stephen ...