Idi Amin
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History, Terrorism
- Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Dictatorships, Dictators, Tyrants, Civil Wars, Coups
- Curriculum: African History
Article abstract: Military significance: After Amin became leader of Uganda, his forces persecuted rival tribes, killing at least ten thousand Ugandans.
In the 1940’s, Idi Amin enlisted in the British Colonial Army, the only means of advancement in Uganda at the time. Amin served with the Allies in World War II during the Burmese campaign. In the 1950’s, he fought in Kenya’s suppression of the Mau Mau Rebellion against British colonial rule. When Uganda became independent in 1962, Amin was one of the first two commissioned officers. He quickly rose to...
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