Idi Amin Dada

Name: Idi Amin

Title:

Birth:     1925

Death: 16 August 2003 In Saudi Arabia

Region/Country: Uganda

Religion / Political: As a child an Islamic Education.

Main interests:

Notable ideas:     In August 1972, Idi Amin declared what he called an “economic war”, a set of policies that included the expropriation of properties owned by Asians and Europeans. On 4 August 1972, Amin issued a decree ordering the expulsion of the 60,000 Asians who were not Ugandan citizens (most of them held British passports). This was later amended to include all 80,000 Asians, with the exception of professionals, such as doctors, lawyers and teachers.

Works:

1941 recruited into the army by a British colonial officer

Chronology of Amin’s military promotions

King’s African Rifles

1946     Joins King’s African Rifles

1947     Private

1952     Corporal

1954     Effendi (Warrant Officer)

1961     First Ugandan Commissioned Officer, Lieutenant

Uganda Army

1962     Captain

1963     Major

1964     Deputy Commander of the Army

1965     Colonel, Commander of the Army

1968     Major General

1971     Head of State

Chairman of the Defence Council

Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces

Army Chief of Staff and Chief of Air Staff

1975     Field Marshal

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