Idi Amin (1928 to 2003) was a Ugandan soldier who became the third president of Uganda after overthrowing Milton Obote in the coup of 1971. He enlisted in the British colonial King's African Rifles in 1946 as a cook, rose through the ranks to lieutenant, and served in British operations against Somali raiders and in the Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya. After Ugandan independence he remained in the army, became its commander in 1966, and led the attack on the Kabaka's palace that year. As ruler he named himself Field Marshal among many self-bestowed titles. In 1978 he attempted to annex Tanzania's Kagera Region, which led Tanzanian forces and Ugandan rebels to invade Uganda and capture Kampala in 1979, ending his rule. Estimates of the number killed under his regime range from 100,000 to 500,000.
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(30 May 1928 – 16 August 2003) was a Ugandan military officer and dictator
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(30 May 1928-16 August 2003) was a Ugandan military officer and dictator
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Amin, who was then promoted to colonel
Titles, self-bestowed
Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada
Fought In: Mau Mau Uprising, Lead, Mau Mau Uprising
taking part in British actions against Somali rebels and then the Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya
Fought In: Uganda-Tanzania War, Lead, Tanzania invasion
Tanzanian president Julius Nyerere ordered his troops to invade Uganda in response.
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