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1 Idi Amin – Uganda’s Brutal Despot Documentary

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2 Een dag uit het leven van een dictator: Idi Amin Dada

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“De mensen waren bang voor hem, en hij was ook bang voor de mensen”, zegt Babby Salamshyda over haar vader, de Oegandese dictator Idi Amin Dada. Een van de mensen die Amin’s angst opwekte, was een lid van zijn eigen familie die van plan was hem omver te werpen. De film dramatiseert de gebeurtenissen van 26 maart 1974, toen Amin een plan in gang zette om deze familiale dreiging de kop in te drukken.
 
“People were afraid of him, and he was also afraid of people,” Babby Salamshyda says of her father, Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada. One of the people who provoked Amin’s fear was a member of his own family who planned to overthrow him. The film dramatises the events of 26 March 1974, when Amin set in motion a plan to quell this family threat.
What are the key points of the legacy Idi Amin
 

The legacy of Idi Amin, the former President of Uganda, is one of brutal dictatorship, violence, and human rights abuses. Some of the key points of his legacy include:

  1. Brutal dictatorship: Amin ruled Uganda with an iron fist, suppressing dissent and opposition through violence and intimidation. His regime was marked by a cult of personality, with Amin portraying himself as a larger-than-life figure who was both feared and revered by his supporters.

  2. Violence and human rights abuses: Amin’s regime was responsible for widespread violence and human rights abuses, including torture, extrajudicial killings, and disappearances. Amin’s security forces, including the notorious State Research Bureau, were responsible for much of the violence and repression.

  3. Ethnic tensions: Amin’s regime exacerbated ethnic tensions in Uganda, particularly between the dominant Bantu groups and the minority Asian and Acholi populations. Amin’s expulsion of the Asian population from Uganda in 1972, in which tens of thousands of people were forcibly removed from the country, is considered one of the most infamous acts of his regime.

  4. Regional conflicts: Amin was also involved in regional conflicts, including the 1978 invasion of Tanzania, which was launched in an attempt to annex part of Tanzania’s territory. The invasion was repelled by Tanzanian and Ugandan forces, and marked a turning point in Amin’s regime.

  5. Economic mismanagement: Amin’s regime was also characterized by economic mismanagement, corruption, and cronyism. His policies led to a decline in economic growth and an increase in poverty and unemployment in Uganda.

Overall, Amin’s legacy is one of violence, repression, and human rights abuses. His regime was marked by brutality, ethnic tensions, and regional conflicts, and remains a dark chapter in Ugandan history.

3 Idi Amin: The Butcher of Uganda

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25 okt 2018
 

4 The Downfall of Idi Amin: Uganda-Tanzania War

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In première gegaan op 9 sep 2022 #uganda #IdiAmin

In October 1978, a brutal war broke out between the nations of Uganda and Tanzania. This war commonly referred to as the Kagera War or the Uganda-Tanzania War of 1978-9 was a landmark event in postcolonial East African history…

Rooted in a deep rivalry between Idi Amin of Uganda and Julius Nyerere of Tanzania, the conflict provoked bitter exchanges at the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), contributed to the failure of Tanzania’s economy, and brought an end to eight years of Amin’s brutal dictatorship in Uganda…

5 ‘Capturing Idi Amin’ documentary

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A documentary revealing the real story behind Uganda’s infamous leader Idi Amin – the focus of Kevin MacDonald’s BAFTA winning film ‘The Last King of Scotland’. Ministers of Amin’s regime, Ugandan actors and journalist Jon Snow provide insight into the true Amin in addition to actors Forest Whitaker and James McAvoy who starred in the film.

6 The Butcher of Uganda: The Savage Life of Idi Amin

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18 dec 2021

The Butcher of Uganda: The Savage Life of Idi Amin
Idi Amin Dada Oumee was a Ugandan military officer who served as the country’s third president and de facto military dictator from 1971 until 1979. He is regarded as one of the world’s most cruel despots. Amin died of kidney failure in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 2003 at the age of 77. After being expelled out of Uganda, he lived in Saudi Arabia and has been forbidden from ever returning. He passed away just a few days before his 78th birthday. What do we really know about this despotic leader? Here are some interesting facts you probably didn’t know about Idi Amin.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
00:39 HE WAS BORN IN 1925 IN KOBOKO
02:03 HE WAS IN THE COLONIAL BRITISH ARMY
02:46 HE WAS ALSO AN ATHLETE
03:54 HE WAS IMPLICATED IN SMUGGLING
05:04 HIS CLASH WITH PRIME MINISTER OBOTE GEARED HIM TOWARDS REBELLION.
05:59 HE SEIZED POWERFULLY AFTER THE CLASH
06:38 HIS MILITARY RULE BECAME SUPREME IN THE LAND
07:43 HE PERSECUTED POLITICAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS
08:27 HE IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE KILLING OF SOME NOTABLE FIGURES IN UGANDA
09:18 HE WAS LATER DEPOSED IN 1979
10:44 HE DIED OF KIDNEY FAILURE

7 The Rise and Fall of Idi Amin

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Idi Amin Dada, also known as the Butcher of Uganda, named himself Lord of all beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Sea, Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular.

8 Een dag uit het leven van een dictator: portret van gekte aan de macht

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In première gegaan op 4 nov 2022

Deze documentaire onderzoekt de denkwijze van drie tirannieke leiders tijdens perioden die hun heerschappij bepaalden. Het trio van dictators – Joseph Stalin, Idi Amin Dada en Muammar Gaddafi – wordt tot leven gebracht door verzengende verslagen van historici en getuigen, onthullende stockbeelden en inventieve fotorealistische replicaties van de leiders terwijl ze van uur tot uur door elk van hen functioneren tumultueuze gebeurtenis.

Elke dictator wordt gekenmerkt door een allesomvattende dorst naar absolute macht, een knagende paranoia van het eigen volk en een bereidheid om de meest opzichtige gewelddaden te plegen wanneer hun dominantie wordt bedreigd. Verbluffend in zijn vermogen om deze gruwelijke dictaturen in een menselijke context te plaatsen, is A Day in the Life of a Dictator een unieke en vitale levende geschiedenis.

Geregisseerd door Hendrick Dusollier

9 The Butcher of Uganda – Idi Amin – Short History Documentary

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29 nov 2021

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The rule of Idi Amin in the 1970s was one of paranoia and brutal violence, all with the larger than life character of Amin himself.
During his military dictatorship, corruption, ethinic and political violence were common place. From his bombastic rants to expelling the Asain population of Uganda, he was an unpredictable force to be reckoned with. In today’s video we will cover the rise and fall of the Tyrant of Uganda.

10 Idi Amin – What was he actually like?

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10 sep 2021
 

Today, we’re profiling Idi Amin. He was the Butcher of Uganda, the soldier turned dictator, an original wind-up merchant and a cold-hearted tyrant. From 1971 to 1979, Amin ruled over the East African country of Uganda with a bloody iron fist.

His regime caused the deaths of an estimated 300,000 to half a million people. His ultra-nationalist policies and gross economic mismanagement plunged the nation into chaos. His buffoonery and turbulent diplomatic relations are now the stuff of legends.

I might add that the quote in the title ” simply a beast” is attributed to Sunny Orumen Akhigbe who according to James Barter, knew Amin well and said this in 2003, shortly after Amin’s death.

Idi Amin’s Unspeakable Violence in Uganda

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Delve into ‘Idi Amin’s Unspeakable Violence in Uganda,’ an eye-opening exploration of one of Africa’s darkest eras. Experience the chilling reality of Amin’s regime, from his brutal purges to the shocking atrocities committed against Ugandan civilians. A grim but necessary look at the destruction one man’s tyranny can unleash upon a nation.

11 THE IDI AMIN SPEECH THAT SHOCKED THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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14 mrt 2023

UNTOLD STORY: WHEN IDI AMIN SHOCKED THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY!

1- Full transcript of the 90-minute speech here: politicsweb.co.za/documents/idi-amins-address-to-the-un-general-assembly

2- The original New York Times article about the speech they don’t want you to know about: nytimes.com/1975/10/02/archives/amin-at-un-appeals-to-americans-to-rid-their-society-of-zonists.html

 

 
 

You Won’t Believe The Latest From Idi Press Conference at UN as the African Union President in 1975

12 The Rise Fall Of Idi Amin 1981

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18 feb 2022

This story is about how Idi Amin rose to prominence and also how he fell after he tried to annex a part of Tanzania.

Amin was known for his role in the Asian expulsions of 1972. The most notorious part of his legacy was the Entebbe incident.

Amin welcomed hijackers who took over Air France and flew the hostages to Uganda in a bid to get Isreal release 40 Palestinian hostages.

Isreal met with United States to help communicate with Egypt so that the president of Egypt would ask Idi Amin to release the hostages but this action failed.

Isreal took the matter upon them to release their citizens since political negotiations failed. They sent troops to Uganda and rescued the hostages.

After Amin was disgraced in the Entebbe incident, he tried to hold onto power by trying to annex a part of Tanzania but Julius Nyereee stopped him with some of Ugandan soldiers. He was forced to leave the country and he escaped with his family to Libya. He later moved to Saudi Arabia were he lived till he died in 2003.

13 Life & Times of Idi Amin Dada (Uganda’s Most Brutal President)

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This video presents the life and times of Idi Amin Dada of Uganda. Idi Amin rose to power through a military coup and was also removed from power through a coup. He was a brutal leader and during his time, hundreds and thousand of people lost their sources of livelihood and also lost their lives.

14 Wrong Car Prank

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27 mrt 2011

Grocery bagger with headphones puts people’s groceries in the wrong car and the car drives off. A presentation of the Just For Laughs Gags. The funny hidden camera pranks show for the whole family. Juste pour rire les gags, l’émission de caméra caché la plus comique de la télé!

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