Idi Amin, who ruled Uganda in draconian fashion from 1971 until 1979, said Saturday that he will help the leaders of the coup in his East African homeland if they allow exiles to return. July 28, 1985 ...

Former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin has died of multiple organ failure in hospital in Saudi Arabia. Amin, who was variously described as 78 or 80 years old, had been in a coma at King Faisal Specialist ...

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.

General Idi Amin was a murderous dictator who ruled Uganda in the 1970s. Getty Images. Edward Siedle went on to become a successful lawyer and financial-fraud guru, but his father’s murder in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Yoweri Museveni, the long-time President of Uganda, is likely to run again for a seventh term. This comes as an official.

Ugandan President Idi Amin is seen in Nairobi, Kenya, on Aug. 31, 1978. Amin, who took power by force in Uganda in 1971 and ruled until he was removed by armed groups of exiles in 1979, ...

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 ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — 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, who took ...

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 Saudi Arabia in 2003.His passing was barely acknowledged in Uganda, and ...