He shook the world in different ways through his antics and was at one time one of the most 'feared' dictators in the world. Idi Amin Dada Oumee (/ ˈ iː d i ɑː ˈ m iː n /; c. 1925 – 16 August 2003) was a Ugandan military officer who served as the President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. Den 25 januari 1971 störtades Milton Obotes diktatur genom en militärkupp som leddes av befälhavaren Idi Amin. Popularly known as the "Butcher of Uganda", he is considered one of the cruelest despots in world history.. Amin was born in Koboko to a Kakwa father and Lugbara mother. He was … Detta är en lista över Ugandas statsöverhuvuden. Amins åtta år som diktator ledde Uganda till ekonomisk kris, social misär och grova brott mot de mänskliga rättigheterna. Idi Amin was the president of Uganda between 25 Jan 1971 to 13 April 1979, and he is widely considered one of the most brutal leaders in the history of the world. Amin seized power in a military coup in 1971, ruled over Uganda for eight years, and imprisoned or killed at least 100,000 of his opponents. Genom att alliera sig med det Bagandapartiet (baganda är den största etniska gruppen i Uganda) kunde de vinna valet 1962. Obotes diktatur varade fram till 1971 då han störtades genom en statskupp led av arméchefen Idi Amin. Bland de länder som stödde Amin fanns Muammar al-Gaddafis Libyen, Sovjetunionen och Östtyskland [3] [4] [5], och tidigt i regimen hade han dessutom stöd av Storbritannien, Israel och apartheidens Sydafrika. The Ugandan economy was devastated by Idi Amin's policies, including the expulsion of Asians, the nationalisation of businesses and industry, and the expansion of the public sector. Obote ville ha en socialistisk enpartistat, därför drev han presidenten i landsflykt och avskaffade monarkin. He is estimated to have tortured, killed, or imprisoned somewhere between 100,000 and 500,000 of his opponents. Idi Amin Dada, född cirka 1925 [a] i Uganda, död 16 augusti 2003 i Jeddah i Saudiarabien, var en ugandisk militär som var Ugandas president och diktator 1971–1979. Amin utropade sig själv till president och upplöste parlamentet. [6] Ugandas presidents flagga. The Second Republic of Uganda existed from 1971 to 1979, when Uganda was ruled by Idi Amin's military dictatorship. Idi Amin (c. 1923–August 16, 2003), who became known as the "Butcher of Uganda" for his brutal, despotic rule as the President of Uganda in the 1970s, is perhaps the most notorious of Africa's post-independence dictators. Amin, a bulk head figure standing at more than six feet, was no easy President. Field Marshal Idi Amin Dada was the third President on Independent Uganda, after Fredrick Muteesa II and Milton Obote.