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Armed with a Bible and a cross, a Ugandan Anglican archbishop took a bold step 38 years ago when he demanded that dictator Idi Amin put an end to extrajudicial killings, political repression ...
In the 1970s, Amin enlisted Black Ugandans to battle against racial minorities who were said to dominate the economy and public life. Today an ascendant right wing encourages aggrieved white Americans ...
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As portrayed by Forest Whitaker, Idi Amin Dada, the Ugandan Kingpin, is a fiercely intelligent, manically paranoid, highly charismatic self-described man of the people.
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.
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 ...
LONDON, March 26, 2007 -- Robert Mugabe, the 83-year-old president of Zimbabwe, may not have the military titles of Idi Amin -- or his great girth -- but in many other ways the two dictators are ...
Forest Whitaker (from left) as Idi Amin, Gillian Anderson and James McAvoy in "The Last King of Scotland." Photo by Neil Davidson ...
Who knew that a Ugandan could physically rough up Idi Amin’s brother and still remain in the country unharmed? One of the soldiers in Amin’s army, Captain Isaac Bakka, narrates to Faustin ...
This year marks 34 years since Idi Amin was overthrown on April 11 by a combined force of Tanzania People’s Defence Forces (TPDF) and Ugandan exiles. In this fifth issue of our six-part series ...