Idi Amin
Idi Amin
Person

Idi Amin

Actor 1925-05-30 Kampala , Uganda Protectorate

Idi Amin Dada (30 May 1928 – 16 August 2003) was a military leader and President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. Amin joined the British colonial regiment, the King's African Rifles, in 1946, and eventually held the rank of Major General and Commander of the Ugandan Army before taking power in the military coup of January 1971, deposing Milton Obote. He later promoted himself to Field Marshal while he was the head of state. Amin's rule was characterized by human rights abuse, political repression, ethnic persecution,...

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How to Become a Tyrant

How to Become a Tyrant

2021 · Self (archive footage)

General Idi Amin Dada

General Idi Amin Dada

1974 · Himself (as Idi Amin Dada)

Christmas Karma

Christmas Karma

2025 · Self (archive footage, uncredited)

How to Stage a Coup

How to Stage a Coup

2017 · Movie

Basketball: A Love Story

Basketball: A Love Story

2018 · Self (archive footage)

Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante

Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante

1977 · Self (archive footage)

World in Action

World in Action

1963 · TV

Dictator: One Crazy Job

Dictator: One Crazy Job

2013 · Self (archive footage)

A Life Among Elephants

A Life Among Elephants

2024 · Self (archive footage)

Året var 1972

Året var 1972

2021 · Self (archive footage)

Aikamme uskomuksia - ei ainoastaan leivästä

Aikamme uskomuksia - ei ainoastaan leivästä

1973 · Himself, president of Uganda (archive footage)

How to Be Foreign Secretary

How to Be Foreign Secretary

1998 · Self (archive footage)

Thrown into Canada

Thrown into Canada

2022 · Movie

Un siècle d'écrivains

1995 · TV