Idi Amin

Idi Amin Dada Oumee (c. 1925 Koboko, Uganda, – August 16 2003, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) was an army officer and President of Uganda (1971 to 1979) whose regime was notorious for its brutality.

Portrayal in media

• Idi Amin Dada (1974) - A documentary.
• Rise and Fall of Idi Amin (1980) - An exploitation film recreating Idi Amin's atrocities.
• The Last King of Scotland - Upcoming Hollywood movie directed by Kevin Macdonald and based on the novel of the same name. Forest Whitaker will star as Amin alongside Kerry Washington and Gillian Anderson.