See how Idi Amin used lessons learned in the colonial British army to build a powerful dictatorship in Uganda. Through a combination of populist charm and brutal violence, he ruled for eight years ...

In Uganda’s politics most governments that came after the fall of Field Marshal Idi Amin (1971-1979) have used him and his time at the helm as the yardstick of the lowest level this country has ...

The Late Joseph Olita in recent years. [Photo: File/Standard] Siaya, Kenya: The man who acted as former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada in the popular film Rise and Fall of Idi Amin has died at the ...