Idi Ami was the third President of Uganda, ruling from 1971 to 1979...he famously described himself as: "His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hajj Idi Amin Dada, The Great Kabaka, Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in general and Uganda in particular". Amin's rule was characterized by human rights abuses, political repression, ethnic persecution, extrajudicial killings, nepotism,corruption, and gross economic mismanagement. Photo credit: Corbis
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