See how Idi Amin used lessons learned in the colonial British army to build a powerful dictatorship in Uganda. Through a combination of populist charm and brutal violence, he ruled for eight ...

Fifty years ago, Ugandan President Idi Amin wrote to the governments of the British Commonwealth with a bold suggestion: Allow him to take over as head of the organization, replacing Queen Elizabeth ...

Monday 10pm - DICTATOR'S PLAYBOOK - History/Biography - See how Idi Amin used lessons learned in the colonial British army to build a powerful dictatorship in Uganda. Through a combination of populist ...

FILE - This undated file photo shows Uganda's then President Idi Amin Dada. Amin, who took power by force in Uganda in 1971 and ruled until he was removed by armed groups of exiles in 1979, died in ...

Few names in modern history are as infamous as that of Idi Amin. The former Ugandan dictator has joined Hitler, Stalin, Mao and Saddam Hussein in the ranks of tyrants who seemingly knew no human ...

Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is considered one of the world's most brutal dictators. He killed thousands of people. There have been many dictators in history, but some names are truly chilling. Idi Amin, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Derek R. Peterson, University of Michigan (THE CONVERSATION) Fifty years ago, Ugandan ...

In 1966, the writer was in Uganda at a time of curfew and violence. It shaped his thinking about travel writing’s imperative to bear witness. By Paul Theroux Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of ...

Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor-elect of New York City, was born in Uganda to parents of Indian origin, and his family emigrated when he was a child. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Musinguzi Blanshe In 1966, ...