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Biography of Idi Amin DadaName: Idi Amin DadaBirth Date: c. 1925 Death Date: N/A Place of Birth: Koboko, West Nile Province, Uganda Nationality: Ugandan Gender: Male Occupations: president Idi Amin Dada As president of Uganda (1971-1979) Idi Amin Dada (born ca. 1925) became notorious for massive violations of human rights, economic decline, and social disintegration.Born between 1925 and 1927 in Koboko, West Nile Province, Idi Amin's father was a Kakwa. The Kakwa tribe exists in Uganda, Zaire (now Congo), and Sudan; some members of the tribe are associated with the Nubi, an uprooted population which emerged as a result of 19th century political upheavals. The Nubi (Nubians) are urbanized and individualistic, have a reputation for homicide and military careers, and are Muslims. Amin embraced Islam and attained a fourth grade education.Amin was brought up by his mother, who abandoned his father to move to Lugazi. The death of his stepfather soon after separation from his mother led to speculation that he must have been either poisoned or "bewitched" by her.Amin accompanied his mother and apparently acquired the militaristic qualifications prized by the …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…Arabia. Amin remained in Saudi Arabia until he was expelled in the early 1990s, when he relocated to Bahrain.A continuing instability in Uganda attested to the enormous drain which Amin's policies had upon the political, economic, social, and cultural life of that country. Amin has been remembered best as the tyrant of Uganda who was responsible for a reign which was overwrought with mass killings and disarray.Amin died on August 16, 2003, in Saudi Arabia, after suffering from kidney failure and slipping into a coma. He was 80. Further Reading Amin's fortune may be followed in: lain Grahame, Amin and Uganda: A Personal Memoir (London, 1980); David Gwyn, Idi Amin: Deathlight of Africa (1977); Henry Kyemba, State of Blood: The Inside Story of Idi Amin (1977); Judith Listowel, Amin (1973); David Martin, General Amin (London, 1974); Ali A. Mazrui, Soldiers and Kinsmen in Uganda (1975); and Thomas Medlady and Margaret Medlady, Idi Amin Dada: Hitler in Africa (1977). |