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News24
April 14, 2018
To some, he was a strong, decisive leader, at his core an African nationalist. To others, he was simply an ignorant, vicious buffoon, the "butcher of Africa" who sent hundreds of thousands to horrifying deaths. So who was Idi Amin, Uganda's former president and one of Africa's most notorious leaders?
Heavy.com
April 11, 2018
On April 11, 1979, General Idi Amin was overthrown, toppling a brutal campaign of terror suffered by the people of Uganda at the hands of Amin's regime. Amin was born Idi Amin Dada between 1923 and 1928. In 1962, Uganda gained its independence from the UK. Amin remained in the military where heÃâà...
Face2Face Africa
April 11, 2018
On this day in 1979, the military dictator and Ugandan President Idi Amin was deposed as rebels in exile backed by Tanzanian forces, seized control of the country. Several hundred thousand people are believed to have been killed during the 8-year regime of Amin, who has since been renowned for theÃâà...
Independent
April 11, 2018
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Ugandans who witnessed President Idi Amin Dada's reign from 1971-1979 have described the former president as a cruel dictator, while youthful persons say Amin a good leader in the time. .On April 11, 1979, General Amin's eight-year rule came to an end after Ugandan exiles,Ãâà...
GhanaWeb
April 6, 2018
However, two people said to have masterminded last Sunday's attack have been arrested by the police. Speaking on the issue, Yaw Adomako Baafi commended the police for their immediate arrest – but maintained that “Collins is a disgrace to politicians”. “He is worse than Idi Amin. He is the worst person IÃâà...
Zw News Zimbabwe
March 28, 2018
The Prelate of the Methodist Church, Samuel Kanu-Uche, has advised politicians in the country to learn from the fall of former Zimbabwean President, Robbert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and other sit-tight leaders. The cleric further advised politicians who think they could rig themselves into elected positions toÃâà...
Uganda Media Centre
March 19, 2018
... of the Idi Amin government in 1979. The President Mr. Museveni said that from time immemorial, the people of Ankole lived together harmoniously and complemented each other no matter their religious affiliations. He, however, noted the greedy and selfish politicians who survived on dividing Ugandans,Ãâà...
TheStranger.com
March 14, 2018
We meet all participants in the conflict, including Israel's prime minister Yitzhak Rabin (Lior Ashkenazi) and minister of defense Shimon Peres (Eddie Marsan), Ugandan dictator Idi Amin (Nonso Anozie), and of course the dozens of miserable passengers, some of whom may or may not be Israeli spies.
Film Journal
March 14, 2018
... which a small unit of commandos—led by Benjamin Netanyahu's brother Yoni (Angel Bonanni)—will fly thousands of miles into Africa and rescue the hostages from the kidnappers and the Ugandan army of Idi Amin (Nonso Anozie). While the outcome is known to the most casual student of 1970s history,Ãâà...
L.A. Weekly
March 14, 2018
The film channels Whitaker's long-held admiration for Tutu into another sublime character study (his depiction of former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in 2006's The Last King of Scotland won almost every major acting award, including an Oscar), while exploring themes of reconciliation and peace-building that,Ãâà...
New York Times
March 14, 2018
In “Raid on Entebbe,” Yitzhak Rabin, the Israeli prime minister, was played by Peter Finch, and the Ugandan leader, Idi Amin Dada, was played by Yaphet Kotto. If you preferred Burt Lancaster as Shimon Peres (Israel's defense minister at the time of the incident) along with Linda Blair, Kirk Douglas andÃâà...
Newsweek
March 13, 2018
Museveni came to power after supporting rebellions against longtime Ugandan leader Idi Amin in 1979 and his successor, Milton Obote, in 1985. He mostly stabilized the country and has improved its economic standing but has faced major issues due to support for rebels in the neighboring DemocraticÃâà...
Fresno Bee
March 8, 2018
Stalin, Hitler, Pol Pot and Idi Amin all made a point of disarming the people they later slaughtered. Under the Second Amendment, all private weapons (including AR-15s) are a reminder to politicians who would enslave us, terrorize, or dream of genocide against us, of the cost free, Messianic/Christians,Ãâà...
IndieWire
March 8, 2018
Forest Whitaker's career is a testament to the slow-growth presence of diversity in Hollywood. He was the fourth African American in history to win the Best Actor Oscar, for his performance as Idi Amin in “The Last King of Scotland,” and now he stars as Archbishop Desmond Tutu in “The Forgiven,” the storyÃâà...
Spectator.co.uk
March 8, 2018
Epic both in intention and execution, Kintu contains a vast number of characters, avenging ghosts and portentous visions — and, in Uganda, there is no shortage of history to navigate. But though one might expect Idi Amin to feature prominently, Makumbi resists the temptation. Amin is there (just as the AidsÃâà...
The Ringer (blog)
March 8, 2018
Larry Wilmore and Tommy Alter weigh in on current events (1:00) before Larry sits down with Academy Award–winning actor Forest Whitaker about the challenges of taking on complicated roles like Idi Amin, Desmond Tutu, and Zuri in Black Panther (20:00). Subscribe: Apple Podcasts / Art19 / Stitcher /Ãâà...
NTV Uganda
March 8, 2018
WOMEN AND POWER: Meet Leona Nyakaisiki who joined Uganda Police during Idi Amin's regime. Senior Superintendent of Police Leona Nyakaisiki is the acting head of the Women Department in the Police Force and she speaks about her experience as an enforcer of law and order largely viewed as aÃâà...
Pulse.com.gh
March 2, 2018
Speaker of Parliament Muntaka Mubarak says Oquaye is just like Idi Amin. Muntaka made the explosive comments after he was denied by the speaker to make a comment during voting for the adoption of the report of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee of parliament on the Legal Profession RegulationsÃâà...
RealClearPolitics
February 13, 2018
On Monday's edition of his FOX News Channel program, Tucker Carlson said the tendency of the left to support dictators such as Fidel Castro, Chairman Mao, Hugo Chavez, and Idi Amin comes from resentment of their own fathers. "Progressives have a long and dishonorable history of supporting theÃâà...
RealClearMarkets
February 11, 2018
One of the most vivid arguments against the lump of labor fallacy unfolded almost 50 years ago, when Uganda dictator Idi Amin expelled some 60,000 South Asians to ensure that “the average Ugandan enjoys the wealth of his country.” Such massive dislocation of a people who had been productiveÃâà...
Independent
December 31, 1999
kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jaffar Remo Amin, one of the sons of former president Idi Amin Dada, has said his father's legacy was genuine emancipation of Ugandans and removing the chains of imperialism. Jaffar Amin told Uganda Radio Network that General Amin, who grabbed power in aÃâà...
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