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Idi Amin

1923 - 2003

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Idi Amin Dada Oumee ( , UK also ; 30 May 1928 – 16 August 2003) was a Ugandan military officer and politician who served as the third president of Uganda from 1971 until his overthrow in 1979. He ruled as a military dictator and is considered one of the most brutal despots in modern world history. Amin was born to a Kakwa father and Lugbara mother. In 1946, he joined the King's African Rifles (KAR) of the British Colonial Army as a cook. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Idi Amin is the 619th most popular politician (down from 480th in 2019), the most popular biography from Uganda and the most popular Ugandan Politician.

Idi Amin was the military dictator of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. He is most famous for his brutal dictatorship, where he killed a lot of people and forced many others to flee the country.

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Among politicians, Idi Amin ranks 619 out of 19,576. Before him are George I of Great Britain, Farouk of Egypt, Charles XIII of Sweden, Yaroslav the Wise, Menkaure, and John, King of Denmark. After him are John Nance Garner, Alexios I Komnenos, Stateira II, Robert Clive, Moshe Dayan, and Taejo of Joseon.

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Among people born in 1923, Idi Amin ranks 7. Before him are Henry Kissinger, Maria Callas, Lee Kuan Yew, Shimon Peres, Philip Warren Anderson, and Wisława Szymborska. After him are Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, Heydar Aliyev, Charlton Heston, Joseph Heller, Wojciech Jaruzelski, and Irma Grese. Among people deceased in 2003, Idi Amin ranks 4. Before him are Charles Bronson, Leni Riefenstahl, and Katharine Hepburn. After him are Heydar Aliyev, Edward Teller, Johnny Cash, Gregory Peck, Alija Izetbegović, Barry White, Robert K. Merton, and Maurice Gibb.

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In Uganda

Among people born in Uganda, Idi Amin ranks 1 out of 55. After him are Yoweri Museveni (1944), Milton Obote (1925), Joseph Kony (1961), Charles Lwanga (1860), Tito Okello (1914), Mutesa II of Buganda (1924), Emmanuel Wamala (1926), John Akii-Bua (1949), Yusuf Lule (1912), Scott Hicks (1953), and Apolo Nsibambi (1940).

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Among POLITICIANS In Uganda

Among politicians born in Uganda, Idi Amin ranks 1. After him are Yoweri Museveni (1944), Milton Obote (1925), Tito Okello (1914), Mutesa II of Buganda (1924), Yusuf Lule (1912), Apolo Nsibambi (1940), Godfrey Binaisa (1920), Ruhakana Rugunda (1947), Danny Faure (1962), Bobi Wine (1982), and Paulo Muwanga (1924).

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