In 1946, after receiving only a rudimentary education, Amin joined the King’s African Rifles (KAR), a regiment of the British colonial army, and quickly rose through the ranks. 1925 in Koboko, in northwestern Uganda, to a Kakwa father and Lugbara mother, who separated shortly afterwards. Never brought to justice for his heinous crimes, Amin lived out the remainder of his life in Saudi Arabia. In 1979 his reign of terror came to an end as Ugandan exiles and Tanzanians took control of the capital of Kampala, forcing Amin to flee. His expulsion of all Indian and Pakistani citizens in 1972-along with increasing military expenditures-brought about the country’s economic decline, the impact of which lasted decades. In 1971, General Idi Amin overthrew the elected government of Milton Obote and declared himself president of Uganda, launching a ruthless eight-year regime in which an estimated 300,000 civilians were massacred. Amin Commandeers Control of Uganda’s Government.Idi Amin: Early Life and Military Career.
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