There are many incidents in the pages of history that will take you to the era of dictatorship. One such dictatorial period was seen by this world in Uganda. In the year 1894, Uganda was declared a protected country by the British government.
|Uganda became an independent country on 9 October 1962|
|Idi Amin became the President of Uganda|
Childhood of a dictator
There are many opinions about the birth of Idi Amin. One opinion is that Edi Amin was born in Koboko, north west of Uganda. He is believed to be born between 1923 and 1925. Idi Amin's father was a farmer and a follower of Islam and his mother was from the Lugbara tribe.
According to another opinion, Amin's younger brother claims that his elder brother Edi Amin was born in Uganda's capital Kampala and his father used to work in police there.
Idi Amin had been separated from the joint family environment since his birth. Amin's mother became a follower of the Kings of African Rifles and married another. Idi Amin was third among eight siblings. Idi Amin had received his primary education but he was good in sports. It is believed that at a very young age he converted to Islam.
A cruel dictator and human eater
|Idi Amin, a cruel dictator and human eater|
|Idi Amin killed his enemies and ate their flesh|
|Idi started the game of killing his rival tribes and Obote supporters|