Ugandan military dictator Idi Amin, pictured in June 1972, said he had a dream in which God commanded him to expel the country's Asian population. Jean-Jacques Levy/AP.

Two decades after the death of leader Idi Amin, some Ugandans want to memorialize him, ... Like Amin, Museveni took power by force and is heavily reliant on the military to remain in power.

Idi Amin's rule ended only when he was himself ousted by forces from neighbouring Tanzania. Born in 1925 in Uganda's remote West Nile region, the young Amin looked to the military as a source of ...

Idi Amin, a military dictator, ruled Uganda from 1971 to 1979. His regime is associated with brutality, high-profile murders such as that of Ben Kiwanuka, chief justice of Uganda and Janani Luwum, the ...

Ugandan President Idi Amin in 1972 Credit: PA Images. Idi Amin was a Ugandan military officer and politician who served as the third president of Uganda from 1971-1979.

Initially, Israel supplied arms to Amin’s military. But in 1976, Palestinian and German commandos hijacked an international civilian flight and, with Amin’s countenance, diverted it to Entebbe ...

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 ...

Ugandan President Idi Amin is seen in Nairobi, Kenya, on Aug. 31, 1978. ... Like Amin, Museveni took power by force and is heavily reliant on military authority to remain in power.

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… ...

This undated file photo shows Uganda’s then President Idi Amin Dada. Amin, who took power by force in Uganda in 1971 and ruled until he was removed by armed groups of exiles in 1979, died in ...