We asked people who dealt with Amin or were affected by his regime what they thought of the movie and the man who inspired it. Uganda: Memories of Idi Amin Dada - allAfrica.com AllAfrica ...

Former Ugandan President Idi Amin Dada (RIP) was a self-styled boxer. The fallen dictator was once an East African heavyweight champion. He loved the sport of boxing that he never quit even after ...

Idi Amin: 'Butcher of Uganda' ... Idi Amin exuded power ... The 250-pound dictator preferred to call himself Dada, or "Big Daddy." In 1972, Amin plunged his East African nation into economic chaos ...

On Feb. 2, 1971, Idi Amin Dada seized power in the East African nation of Uganda. His military coup ushered in eight years of violence, erratic behavior and economic collapse to the newly independent ...