Benny
One of the most barbaric leaders in the world, it is estimated by researchers that Idi Amin murdered between 100,000-500,000 people during his reign.
He gained his presidency seat by overthrowing the then sitting president, Milton Obote, another ruthless leader.
I would like to draw here a story told to me by my late primary school teacher. In my last two years of primary school, I was boarding. The school and the dormitories were separate since the school was a day and boarding school.
During the evening class, the teacher, a Ugandan female told us pupils a chilling incident that happened in the school she was learning at.
Idi Amin and his men (I can’t remember whether he was president at that time or not), stormed the school and a confrontation arose between him and the headmaster of the school. The headmaster had refused to kneel before.
The headmaster was shot on the face and the cook were ordered to cook part of him. All the pupils and the staff were ordered to gather in the dining hall. They were ordered to eat a flesh of the headmaster. Anyone who refused would be shot dead.
Another depressing fact about this dictator is that he promised the crippled that he would help them. Instead, he ordered his men to load the crippled on lorries where there were take to areas near rivers and shot. Their bodies were dumped in the rivers.
He is one person who escaped legal punishment because a country hosted him.
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Have you ever heard of him?
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he, along with Pol Pot and others truly created the concept of strong-armed Dictators. The last king of Scotland truly portrayed his at best mercurial ways.
Yes, I haven’t seen that version but will make a point to see it.
I still don’t why he is termed as the last king of Scotland.
I will simply say watch the movie! telling you the why of the title gives the movie away.
Hmm…Ok. I will watch it.
i don’t live in Africa so I don’t know if the portrayal is fair. I would your opinion!
I watched another version of Amin called the rise and fall of Idi Amin. It portrayed him well.
Any film about afternoon can dictators gets good positive review from Africans.
A very tragic story I have heard of him but did not know too much,
He was ruthless and daring.
Thank you for this information. I knew nothing about this gesture
Before his death, he said he didn’t regret what he did after fleeing from.bis country.
What a horrible story, very tragic.
He ruled for a short period but was characterized by bloodshed.
This was all new for me thanks for sharing.
Thank you. He didn’t rule for many years.
We have heard horror stories about him. That name itself would send shivers down one’s spine.
Yes. He never hesitated in wiping out anybody who opposed him.
I remember him and for those who don’t there is a movie called “The Last King of Scotland” which is about Amin
I have never seen the movie would you recommend it?
I have never seen the Last King of Scotland. However, I have seen the Rise and Fall of Idi Amin.
It is a very good movie… it is a Scottish Doctor who was in Uganda and who Amin took for his personal physician.
Forrest Whittaker did, in my opinion, his best work as Idi Amin. To me he was perfect..
The height, the build and close resemblance; one would have mistaken him for Idi Amin. He played the role very well.