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Idi Amin

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Also known as Idi Amin Dada, Idi Amin Dada Oumee

President of Uganda (1971-1979)

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Idi Amin was the president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979, a period marked by widespread human rights abuses and political violence that killed hundreds of thousands of people. His brutal regime is remembered as one of Africa's most oppressive dictatorships and remains significant in understanding 20th-century African history and the consequences of authoritarian rule.

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Uganda
Place of birth: Kampala
Place of death: Saudi Arabia
Occupation: military personnel
Political party: independent politician
Languages spoken: Swahili
Award: Order of Merit
Field of work: military affairs
Sport: boxing
Conflict: Uganda–Tanzania War
Military branch: Uganda People's Defence Force
Military rank: major general
Image: Idi Amin at UN (United Nations, New York) gtfy.00132 (cropped).jpg
Number of children: 43
Residence: Jeddah

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Commons category: Idi Amin
manner of death: natural causes
date of death: 2003-08-16
topic's main category: Category:Idi Amin
date of birth: 1928-05-30
place of burial: Jeddah
medical condition: syphilis
replaces: Milton Obote
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
name in native language: Idi Amin

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