Idi Amin - Фильмы

Idi Амин Дада (c. В 1925 – 16 Августа 2003) was a military leader and Президент Уганды с 1971 до 1979. Амин joined the British colonial полк, the King's African Винтовки, в 1946 году, and eventually held the rank of Major General and Commander of the Ugandan Army before taking power in the военный переворот of January 1971 году, свержения Milton Obote. He later повышен himself to Field Marshal while he was the head of state. Амин's rule was characterized by human rights abuse, political repression, ethnic persecution, extrajudicial killings, nepotism, corruption, and gross economic mismanagement. The number of people killed as a result of his regime is estimated by international observers and human rights groups to range from 100,000 до 500,000. During his years in power, Амин was backed by Libya's Муаммара аль-Каддафи, as well as the Soviet Union and East Germany. В 1975-1976, Амин became the Председатель of the Organisation of African Unity, a pan-Africanist group designed to promote solidarity of the African states. During the 1977-1979 period, Уганда was appointed to the United Nations По Правам человека. From 1977 to 1979 года Амин titled himself as "His Excellency, Президента for Life, Field Marshal Аль Hadji Doctor Idi Амин Дада, VC, DSO, MC, Завоевателя of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular". Dissent within Уганда и Амин's attempt to annex the Кагера province of Tanzania в 1978 году led to the Уганда–Tanzania War and the demise of his regime. Амин later fled to exile in Libya and Саудовской Аравии, where he died 16 Августа 2003 года.