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Idi Amin
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Idi Amin

Amin addressing the United Nations General Assemblyin New York in 1975
3rd President of Uganda
In office
25 January 1971 – 11 April 1979
Vice President
Mustafa Adrisi
Preceded by
Milton Obote
Succeeded by
Yusufu Lule
Personal details
Born
Idi Amin Dada
c. 1925
Koboko, Uganda Protectorate
Died
16 August 2003 (aged 78 years)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Nationality
Ugandan
Spouse(s)
Malyamu (divorced)
Kay (divorced)
Nora (divorced)
Madina (widow)
Sarah Kyolaba (widow)
Children
Hafsa Araba
Emira Hawa Wangita
Faisal Wangita
Khadija Abiriya
Religion
Islam
Military service
Allegiance
United Kingdom Uganda
Service/branch
British Army
Ugandan Army
Years of service
1946–1962 (UK)
1962–1979 (Uganda)
Rank
Lieutenant (UK)
Field Marshal
Unit
King's African Rifles
Commands
Commander-in-Chief of the Forces
Battles/wars
Shifta War
Mau Mau Uprising
1971 Ugandan coup d'état
Uganda-Tanzania War
Idi Amin Dada (/ˈiːdi ɑːˈmiːn/; c. 1925 – 16 August 2003) was the third President of Uganda, ruling from 1971 to 1979. Amin joined the British colonial regiment, theKing's African Rifles in 1946, serving in Kenya and Uganda. Eventually, Amin held the rank of major general in the post-colonial Ugandan Army and became itscommander before seizing power in the military coup of January 1971, deposingMilton Obote. He later promoted himself to field marshal while he was the head of state.
Amin's rule was characterized by human rights abuses, political repression, ethnic persecution, extrajudicial killings, nepotism, corruption, and gross economic mismanagement. The number of people killed as a result of his regime is estimated by international observers and human rights groups to range from 100,000[1] to 500,000.[2]
During his years in power, Amin shifted in allegiance from being a pro-Western ruler enjoying considerable Israeli support to being backed by Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, the Soviet Union, and East Germany.[3][4][5] In 1975, Amin became the

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