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Ugandan Pres. Idi Amin, shown here at the United Nations, New York, October 2025.
Ugandan Pres. Idi Amin, shown here at the United Nations, New York, October 2025.

Idi Amin

president of Uganda
Also known as: Butcher of Uganda, Idi Amin Dada Oumee
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Idi Amin (born c. 1925, Koboko, Uganda—died August 16, 2003, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) was a military officer and president (1971–79) of Uganda whose regime was noted for the sheer scale of its brutality. Quick Facts Idi AminUgandan president Idi Amin.Janet Griffith/Black Star Amin’s exact date of birth is unknown, but is thought to be c. 1925, with some sources using a later date of 1928. A member of the small Kakwa ethnic group of northwestern...

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