Idi Amin Dada was a former president of Uganda. He took power in a military coup in January of 1971. His reign was defined by human rights abuses. He soon gained groups of people who apposed him, mainly Acholi and Lango ethnic groups. In July of 1972 over 5,000 Acholi and Lango soldiers were killed, and 10,000 civilians had gone missing. Soon the same fate came to other ethnic groups, religious leaders, judges, lawyers, students, criminal suspects and foreign nationals. Soon people were being killed for criminal motives or simply at will. Bodies were dumped in the Nile River, and on one occasion the Owen Falls Hydro-Electric Dam was clogged.
Idi Amin then declared that Asians and Europeans who owned businesses be handed over. 60,000 Asians were kicked out of the country and Emigrated to Britain, Canada, Australia, India, U.S., and Sweden. Many of the former Asian companies which were the foundation of the country were mismanaged and lead the the decline of Uganda's economy.
On April 11, 1970 Amin was forced to flee the country. He escaped the Libya. On July 20th, 2003, Idi Amin was on his death bed. Idi's wife pleaded that he be allowed to return to Uganda to die, but the President told her that Idi would pay for his sins if he returned. Idi died in Saudi Arabia on August 16, 2003.
Again, I really don't understand these leaders who feel the need to go and kick everybody out of their country or try and kill all these people.
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