28 May 1928
Birth of Ida Amin Dada
Birth of Ida Amin Dada, born as Awo-Ongo Angoo in Kampala, fathered by Andreas Nyabire, Nyabire was an ethnic Kakwa and Catholic who converted to Islam iand changed his name to Amin Dada
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Birth of Ida Amin Dada, born as Awo-Ongo Angoo in Kampala, fathered by Andreas Nyabire, Nyabire was an ethnic Kakwa and Catholic who converted to Islam iand changed his name to Amin Dada
Birth of Ida Amin Dada, born as Awo-Ongo Angoo in Kampala, fathered by Andreas Nyabire, Nyabire was an ethnic Kakwa and Catholic who converted to Islam iand changed his name to Amin Dada
Uganda gains independence & Obote becomes its first prime Minister
Deposes King Mutesa, ends the Federal status & becomes executive President
After the assassination of Obote all opposition parties are banned
After the assassination of Obote all opposition parties are banned
After the assassination of Obote all opposition parties are banned
After hearing that Obote was planning to arrest him for misappropriating army funds, Amin seized power in a military coup when Obote is attending a Commonwealth summit meeting in Singapore
After hearing that Obote was planning to arrest him for misappropriating army funds, Amin seized power in a military coup when Obote is attending a Commonwealth summit meeting in Singapore.
Amin's government expelled 49,000 Ugandan Asians.
Idi Amin Dada overthrows President Obote.
Idi Amin is initially welcomed both within Uganda and by the international community, In an internal memo, the British Foreign Office described him as "A splendid type and a good football player."
Over 300,000 opponents of the new regime are killed.
Leaves Uganda following a military coup
Appointed President of Uganda, for life
Appointed President of Uganda, for life
Overthrows President Idi Amin
Insurgent Ugandan & Tanzanian troops invade Uganda
Amin is forced to flee the capital, Kampala, when the Tanzanian army, aided by Ugandan exiles who had united as the Uganda National Liberation Army, take the city
Amin is forced to flee the capital, Kampala, when the Tanzanian army, aided by Ugandan exiles who had united as the Uganda National Liberation Army, take the city
Overthrown by the army
Succesfully leads a coup in Uganda
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