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Idi Amin Dada Oumee (/ ˈ iː d i ɑː ˈ m iː n, ˈ ɪ d i-/ ⓘ, UK also /-æ ˈ m iː n /; 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 ...
The Uganda Army's morale was connected to Idi Amin's ability to provide the troops with rewards [157] such as scotch whisky (examples pictured). [158] The Uganda Army was Idi Amin's primary base of power. He consequently granted the soldiers rewards to keep them loyal [157] and developed an "advanced clientage and patronage system". [159]
Amin's decrees drew immediate worldwide condemnation, including from India. The Indian government warned Uganda of dire consequences, but took no action when Amin's government ignored the ultimatum. [19] Initially, India maintained diplomatic ties with Uganda [20] but later severed diplomatic relations with Amin's regime. [21]
Operation Mafuta Mingi (Kiswahili for: "much cooking oil"; [3] alternatively spelled "Mafutamingi") [4] was a coup d'état attempt on 18 June 1977 which aimed at killing Ugandan President Idi Amin and overthrowing his government.
The coup was staged by major general Idi Amin Dada, commander of the Uganda Army. The seizure of power occurred on January 25 while Obote was attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Singapore. [6] For various reasons, relations between Obote and Amin—his army commander—had become insidiously strained.
Isaac Maliyamungu, [a] (died February 1984) also known as Isaac Lugonzo, [7] was a Ugandan military officer who served as one of President Idi Amin's most important officials and supporters during the Ugandan military dictatorship of 1971–79.
Idi Amin (1928–2003), Ugandan dictator [27] References Bibliography. Brown, Peter Harry and Pat H. Broeske. Howard Hughes: The Untold Story. New York: Penguin Books ...
Taban Lupayi, [1] [2] often just called Taban, [a] was a high-ranking Sudanese-born Ugandan military officer during the dictatorship of Idi Amin.He rose to commander of the Marine Regiment and deputy chief of staff of the Uganda Army following the 1971 Ugandan coup d'état, and became a member of Amin's inner circle.