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AMIN - IDI AMIN born 1925. A sergeant in the British colonial army.
After Uganda's independence, Amin rose to the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Ugandan armed forces. In 1971, Amin seized control of the government. Amin was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Ugandans.
In 1979, Tanzanian troops invaded Uganda and forced Amin into exile.