Who was Idi Amin Dada?
Q: Who was Idi Amin Dada?
A: Idi Amin Dada was a repressive dictator who ruled the African country of Uganda from 1971 to 1979.
Q: How did he lose power?
A: He lost power after trying to take over some Tanzanian land. The President of Tanzania at the time, Julius Nyerere, invaded Uganda and took control of Kampala, Uganda’s capital city. After this, Amin fled.
Q: What is Amin famous for?
A: Amin is famous for forcing all Asians to leave Uganda. He thought that Asian people living in Uganda (who were mostly Indians and Pakistanis) were taking jobs away from Ugandan workers.
Q: What caused him to become known as a very brutal leader?
A: In the 1970s, he was compared to historical persons such as Caligula, Hitler, Beria and Himmler and in several of the neighboring countries he was viewed as a "sadist, murderer, fascist and oppressor." This caused him to become known as a very brutal leader.
Q: Where did Amin flee when he lost power?
A: When he lost power in 1979, Amin fled to Libya then Saudi Arabia.
Q: When did Idi Amin die? A: Idi Amin died on August 16th 2003 from multiple organ failure one day before his 78th birthday in Jeddah Saudi Arabia.
Q: What movie is based on his government? A:The Last King of Scotland (2006) is a movie about Idi Amins government and Forest Whitaker won an Academy Award for best actor for playing him in it
