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Idi Amin
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President of Uganda (1971-1979)
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Idi Amin was a figure born in 1925 or 1928. He was the author of works such as *Inside Amin's Uganda*, *Amin's confessions*, and *Confessions of Idi Amin*. He had 43 children. He died on August 16, 2003.
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The historical figure is referenced by 1,199 other encyclopedia articles. His quotes include, "Politics is like boxing — you try to knock out your opponents," and "You cannot run faster than a bullet."
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Uganda
- Place of birth
- Kampala
- Place of death
- Saudi Arabia
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Political party
- independent politician
- Languages spoken
- Swahili
- Award
- Order of Merit
- Field of work
- military affairs
- Sport
- boxing
- Conflict
- Uganda–Tanzania War
- Military branch
- Uganda People's Defence Force
- Military rank
- major general
- Image
- Idi Amin at UN (United Nations, New York) gtfy.00132 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 43
- Residence
- Jeddah
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- Commons category
- Idi Amin
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of death
- 2003-08-16
- topic's main category
- Category:Idi Amin
- date of birth
- 1928-05-30
- place of burial
- Jeddah
- medical condition
- syphilis
- replaces
- Milton Obote
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- name in native language
- Idi Amin
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