Idi Amin - Wikipedia
Idi Amin Dada Oumee (/ ˈ iː d i ɑː ˈ m iː n, ˈ ɪ d i-/, UK also /-æ 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. He is considered one of the most brutal despots in world history.. Idi Amin was born in Koboko to a Kakwa father and Lugbara mother. In 1946, he joined the King's African Rifles (KAR) of ...