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Amin Dada, Idi
Amin Dada, Idi (
c.1925–2003) Ugandan head of state (1971–79). Possessed of only rudimentary education, Amin rose through the ranks of the army to become its commander. In 1971 he overthrew President
OBOTE and seized power. His rule was characterized by the advancing of narrow tribal interests, the expulsion of non-Africans (most notably Ugandan Asians), and violence on a huge scale. He was overthrown with Tanzanian assistance in 1979 and went into exile in Saudi Arabia.
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Idi Amin's Son Lashes Out at Movie
News Wire article from: AP Online; 2/22/2007; 700+ words
; ...Oscar on Sunday for his portrayal of Idi Amin in the movie "The Last King of Scotland...difficult battle trying to humanize Idi Amin. "Dad's image cannot be changed...He adds that Kay's father cleared Idi Amin of any wrongdoing in his daughter...
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 "Pretoria News (South Africa)")
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Idi Amin's ghost stalks the land again.(News)
Newspaper article from: Pretoria News (South Africa); 1/20/2007; 700+ words
; ...In the 1970s the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin singlehandedly probably won more votes...you want black majority rule? Like Idi Amin? was all a John Vorster or Ian Smith...stopped that. The contradictions of Idi Amin are conveyed in the film which portrays...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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Evil Idi Amin's 'White Rat' .. now living in a leafy London suburb; EXCLUSIVE TRUE STORY BEHIND THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND ..TYRANT'S BRITISH SIDEKICK.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 1/6/2007; 700+ words
; ...A part, that is, from the heads Idi Amin kept in the fridges of his presidential...Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the...had no equal. A homicidal bully, Idi Amin was as mad as he was wicked, a whimsical...
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Evil Idi Amin's 'White Rat' .. now living in a leafy London suburb; EXCLUSIVE STORY BEHIND THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND .. THE TYRANT'S BRITISH SIDEKICK.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 1/6/2007; 700+ words
; ...Apart, that is, from the heads Idi Amin kept in the fridges of his presidential...Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the...had no equal. A homicidal bully, Idi Amin was as mad as he was wicked, a whimsical...
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Profile: Former Ugandan President Idi Amin, who has died
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Saturday; 8/16/2003; ; 685 words
; ...Profile: Former Ugandan President Idi Amin, who has died Host: LINDA WERTHEIMER...most notorious dictators has died. Idi Amin was president of Uganda from 1971...just for no reason. WERTHEIMER: Idi Amin is believed to have executed anywhere...
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Idi Amin's Africa.(The Providence Journal)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 8/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...propping on the Baldwin) of President Idi Amin of Uganda, seated, in his robes...things go, pretty funny: The late Idi Amin was, in the words of The New York...University. The interesting fact about Idi Amin is that, despite his arresting combination...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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Idi Amin
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 8/21/2003; 651 words
; ...Bergen County, NJ) 08-21-2003 Idi Amin Date: 08-21-2003, Thursday Section...Star P. One Star B Biographical: IDI AMIN The world bid an untearful goodbye...worst dictators of modern times. Idi Amin, once Uganda's "president for...
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Idi Amin hated in life, loved in death?
Magazine article from: New African; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...24 years of exile in Saudi Arabia, Idi Amin Dada, the former Ugandan president...to choose Obote's successor, and Idi Amin proved an obvious choice. Known by...had been chosen: " The British knew Idi Amin well and he was their first choice...
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 "Cape Times (South Africa)")
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Idi Amin seen through Western eyes gives 'Last King' strength, not weakness.(News)
Newspaper article from: Cape Times (South Africa); 3/12/2007; 700+ words
; ...King of Scotland is a movie about Idi Amin but also about how the West related...physician to the infamous Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, brilliantly portrayed in an Oscar...to the truth; this is a story of Idi Amin based on a novel by a white Western...
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His Excellency Field Marshal Idi Amin Dada, ex-President of Uganda, Conqueror of the British Empire, Victorious CrosS Member of the Excellent Order of the Source of the Nile (not to mention Wife- Eater, Beer-Swiller, Pub Singer, Bloody Dictator and Damned Fool) Richard Dowden recalls Amin's reign of terror, which started thirty years ago today
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 1/25/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...familiar: His Excellency Field Marshal Idi Amin Dada, President of Uganda, Conqueror...every night would be what President Idi Amin Dada had done or said that day. When...British dubbed them. That included Idi Amin, a street kid from West Nile who...
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Amin, Idi
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Amin, Idi c. 1925-2003 Idi Amin became the president of Uganda in January 1971 after a military...militarism, and the worst features of political misrule in Africa. Idi Amin was born in northwest Uganda in 1925 or 1926; that his birthdate...
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Idi Amin Dada
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Idi Amin Dada As president of Uganda (1971-1979) Idi Amin Dada (born c. 1925) became notorious...and 1927 in Koboko, West Nile Province, Idi Amin's father was a Kakwa. The Kakwa tribe...
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Amin, Idi c. 1925–2003
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
Idi Amin c. 1925 – 2003 Ugandan leader Uganda ’ s Economy Collapsed Idi Amin Dada (pronounced EE-dee ah-MEEN) was a career soldier who took power...
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Idi Amin
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Idi Amin , c.1925-2003, Ugandan army officer...Interesting Times: Life in Uganda under Idi Amin (2000); B. Schroeder, dir., General Idi Amin Dada (documentary film, 1976; video...
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Amin Dada, Idi
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Amin Dada, Idi ( c. 1925–2003) Ugandan head of state (1971–79). Possessed of only rudimentary education, Amin rose through the ranks of the army to become its commander. In 1971 he...
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