Idi Amin
Idi Amin
Idi Amin Dadawas the third President of Uganda, ruling from 1971 to 1979. Amin joined the British colonial regiment the King's African Rifles in 1946, serving in Kenya and Uganda. Eventually, Amin held the rank of major general in the post-colonial Ugandan Army, and became its commander before seizing 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...
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth17 May 1928
born british enlisted escape family good loved officers poor scots scottish
I was a good soldier in the British Army. I was born in a very, very poor family. And I enlisted to escape hunger. But my officers were Scottish and they loved me. The Scots are good, you know.
best love
I love the Americans. They are my best friends.
hero
I am the hero of Africa.
athlete boxing champion
I want to be remembered as a great athlete. As a boxing champion.
islam
I'm a good Muslim and I'm only interested in Islam.
powerful uganda world
I myself consider myself the most powerful figure in the world.
real men names
Although some people felt Adolf Hitler was bad, he was a great man and a real conqueror whose name would never be forgotten.
hydrogen-bomb political world
I propose getting rid of conventional armaments and replacing them with reasonably priced hydrogen bombs that will be distributed equally throughout the world.
uganda boxing trying
Politics is like boxing — you try to knock out your opponents.
men experience lessons
Your experience will be a lesson to all of us men to be careful not to marry ladies in very high positions.
running military evil
You cannot run faster than a bullet.
powerful uganda world
I do not want to be controlled by any superpower. I myself consider myself the most powerful figure in the world, and that is why I do not let any superpower control me.