Idi Amin

Idi Amin was a Ugandan military officer who ruled Uganda as president from 1971 to 1979. His government was marked by mass killings, political repression, and the expulsion of Uganda’s Asian community.

Ugandan Army: Uganda’s national military, formed at independence from British colonial forces. Amin rose through its ranks and used it as the regime’s central instrument of power.
British Uganda: The British protectorate that governed much of present-day Uganda from 1894 to independence in 1962. Amin’s military career began in the colonial force inherited by independent Uganda.
Ugandan genocide: The mass killing of civilians and suspected opponents in Uganda under Idi Amin and subsequent governments. Amin’s rule is associated with large-scale killings, though estimates and classifications vary.
Yusuf Lule: Ugandan politician who briefly served as president after Amin’s overthrow in 1979. Lule became head of state after Amin was removed.
Milton Obote's first presidency: Milton Obote’s government from 1966 to 1971, ending with Amin’s coup. Obote’s earlier authoritarian rule preceded Amin’s more violent military regime.
State terror: The use of violence and intimidation by a government to control a population. Amin’s government relied on state violence to suppress perceived opponents.
King's African Rifles: A British colonial regiment that recruited soldiers across East Africa. Amin enlisted in its Uganda contingent before Ugandan independence.
Expulsion of Asians from Uganda: Idi Amin’s 1972 order forcing most Ugandan residents of South Asian ancestry to leave the country. The expulsion transformed Uganda’s economy and displaced tens of thousands.
Tito Okello: Ugandan military officer who became president after overthrowing Milton Obote in 1985. Okello belonged to the military generation shaped by Amin-era conflict.
Milton Obote's second presidency: Obote’s return to power from 1980 to 1985, after Amin’s overthrow. Obote’s second government continued coercive rule after Amin’s departure.

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