To some, he was a strong, decisive leader, at his core an African nationalist. To others, he was simply an ignorant, vicious buffoon, the "butcher of Africa" who sent hundreds of thousands to ...

The new film The Last King of Scotland has renewed interest in infamous Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin. Cory Turner discovers another film about Amin, the 1974 documentary General Idi Amin Dada.

Watch CBS News. World. Idi Amin In Coma. July 21, 2003 / 9:14 AM EDT / CBS/AP Former Ugandan President Idi Amin, ...

Amin was born in 1925 to a farmer father and a mother who was said to have been a sorceress. He converted to Islam in the 1930s and, as a young man, went into the military.

Amin murdered hundreds of thousands of real and perceived opponents during his rule, reportedly feasting on the bodies of some of his victims and throwing corpses to crocodiles. Ugandan presidential ...

WATCH AND LISTEN The BBC's David Chazan "He was called the butcher of Africa" DEATH OF IDI AMIN KEY STORIES UK considered killing Idi Amin. Exiles react ... Idi Amin was a figure of fun to the West, ...

Can Idi Amin possibly be rehabilitated. Skip to content Menu Today's paper. ... Between 100,000 and 500,000 people were killed during Amin's rule, according to Human Rights Watch.

Fifty years ago, on Aug. 4, 1972, Ugandan President Idi Amin ordered the expulsion of the country’s entire Asian population, giving them just 90 days to leave. Amin accused Asians of refusing to ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Can Idi Amin be rehabilitated? The question is animating some in this East African country two decades after the death of one of Africa’s most infamous leaders. Amin ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Can Idi Amin be rehabilitated? The question is animating some in this East African country two decades after the death of one of Africa’s most infamous leaders. Amin ...