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Idi Amin

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Also known as Idi Amin Dada, Idi Amin Dada Oumee

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.

A separate musical entity named Idi Amin is a group from Germany. This artist is associated with genres including hardcore, noise, hardcore punk, and grindcore. Similar artists include End Result, Hated Principles, I Hate You, vilently ill, and Cult Ritual. The musical act has 602 listeners and a playcount of 3489.

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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Uganda
Place of birth
Kampala
Place of death
Saudi Arabia
Political party
independent politician
Languages spoken
Swahili
Field of work
military affairs
Sport
boxing
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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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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