AT ONE POINT, he was the world’s deadliest clown. Idi Amin was the jovial, baby-faced psychopath who ruled Uganda from 1971 to 1979, gaining power by literally feeding his enemies to the crocodiles.
FILE - 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 ...
In 1966, the writer was in Uganda at a time of curfew and violence. It shaped his thinking about travel writing’s imperative to bear witness. By Paul Theroux Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of ...
Idi Amin, the former Ugandan dictator who died last week, was notoriously brutal and capricious. He was also notoriously hungry for publicity. Amin, as his obituary in the New York Times put it, ...
Siaya, Kenya: The man who acted as former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada in the popular film Rise and Fall of Idi Amin has died at the age of 70. Joseph Olita died suddenly at his rural home in South ...
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 power ...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Idi Amin Dada (c. 1925 – 16 August 2003) was a military leader and President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. Amin joined the British colonial regiment, the King's ...
To some extent, most documentaries rely upon the participation of their subjects. So how do you film a fairly negative documentary about a dangerous and powerful military dictator? Well, if you're ...