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Idi Amin

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Born May 30, 1925 · Kampala , Uganda Protectorate

Died August 16, 2003

Also known as Idi Amin Dada Oumee · Idi Awo-Ongo Angoo

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Biography

Awon'go Idi Amin Dada Oumee was a Ugandan military officer and politician who seized and held power as the third president of Uganda from 1971 until his overthrow in 1979. In 1971, he overthrew president Milton Obote, subsequently ruling as a dictator. He was ousted from power in 1979 after launching an unsuccessful war on Tanzania, living in exile in Saudi Arabia for the rest of his life. His eight years in power are widely reputed as one of history's most notorious and brutal dictatorships.

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Awards & recognition

  • National Order of Merit
  • Order of Merit
  • Order of the Republic
  • Order of the Umayyads

Filmography4 titles

A Life Among Elephants

2024as Self (archive footage)

How to Become a Tyrant

2021as Self (archive footage)

General Idi Amin Dada

1974as Himself (as Idi Amin Dada)

Christmas Karma

2025as Self (archive footage, uncredited)