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POLITICS

Idi Amin Dada's House In Nyeri Kenya, How He Used To Torment Locals (PHOTOS)

Inside Kiamachimbi Police Station in Mathira Nyeri County, lies an old wooden structure that has stood the test of time for the last seventy years. According to history, Idi Amin Dada was the third president of Uganda. He was one of the leading soldiers who formed the first Uganda independence army, before becoming president.

  3 months ago ago
Idi Amin Dada's House In Nyeri Kenya, How He Used To Torment Locals (PHOTOS)

POLITICS

Why Idi Amin Wanted to Engage in a Boxing Fight With the Late President of Tanzania, Julius Nyerere

Idi Amin Dada was a brutal president of Uganda whom, many innocent people died in his hands during his regime. His government was full of extra judicial Killings and corruption. In January 1977 Amin appointed General Mustafa Adrisi Vice President of Uganda. That year, a split in the Uganda Army developed between supporters of Amin and soldiers loyal to Adrisi, who held significant power in the government and wanted to purge foreigners, particularly Sudanese, from the military.

  3 months ago ago
Why Idi Amin Wanted to Engage in a Boxing Fight With the Late President of Tanzania, Julius Nyerere

POLITICS

How Thousands Of Disabled Ugandans Were Tricked only To Be Loaded Into Trucks And Dumped In R. Nile

Idi Amin Dada, a military leader with a famous smile who governed Uganda for eight arduous years, did it with an iron fist. When they applauded the military coup led by the army that ousted President Milton Obote in 1971, nobody could have known how brutal and terrible the next ten years would be.

  4 months ago ago
How Thousands Of Disabled Ugandans Were Tricked only To Be Loaded Into Trucks And Dumped In R. Nile

POLITICS

Idi Amin Dada's Evil Chamber Where Approximately 30,000 People were Killed in Cold Blood [PHOTOS]

Idi Amin was a brutal leader as well as a dictator. In 1971, he overthrew the government of Milton Obote and declared himself as the President of Uganda. Idi Amin Dada also elavated himself to the rank of Field Marshall. In the 8 years of Idi Amin Dada was in power as the head of state for Uganda, he was characterised as a corrupt, brutal and unkind president.

  4 months ago ago
Idi Amin Dada's Evil Chamber Where Approximately 30,000 People were Killed in Cold Blood [PHOTOS]

MILITARY

TROUBLE IN PARADISE: Museveni & Son Muhoozi Reportedly Disagree on Succession Plan

After President Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni announced a few changes in the UPDF, focusing on his only male child Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who was most recently the Commander of Land Forces of the national army, the Uganda People's Defence Forces, this week was crucial for the alleged father-to-son succession plot in Uganda's politics.

  5 months ago ago
TROUBLE IN PARADISE: Museveni & Son Muhoozi Reportedly Disagree on Succession Plan

ENTERTAINMENT

MP Kaluma Wants 'The Rise and Fall of Idi Amin' Stopped, Cites Wrong Depiction of Luos

The Rise and Fall of Idi Amin Dada are probably one of the movies that captivated the cinema halls both in Kenya and the world at large. Kenyans however took pride in it due to the fact that it was acted by one of their own Joseph Olita. It was until recently that the Homa-Bay Member of Parliament Peter Opondo Kaluma called for the stoppage of the distribution of that movie arguing that the movie portrayed the Luo Community in a bad light.

  2 months ago ago
MP Kaluma Wants 'The Rise and Fall of Idi Amin' Stopped, Cites Wrong Depiction of Luos

POLITICS

Top 3 dictators in African history

1. Idi Amin Dada (Uganda: 1971-1979) Idi Amin seized power in the military coup in January 1971, sacking Milton Obote. Idi Amin fled Uganda in the heat of the Uganda-Tanzania war and went into exile in Libya and then Saudi Arabia where he lived until his death on 16 August 2003.

  7 months ago ago
Top 3 dictators in African history

POLITICS

What A Young Idi Amin's Son Did To President Jomo Kenyatta When Idi Amin Visited Kenya In 1973

Idi Amin Dada was a powerful Ugandan general and dictator. He is widely remembered for chasing away Indians out of Uganda and eventually taking over their businesses and houses. He even rewarded his loyalists some of those businesses and houses. At one point, the powerful Ugandan dictator threatened to grap some parts of the Republic of Kenya only for the then President Jomo Kenyatta to remain tight on him.

  5 months ago ago
What A Young Idi Amin's Son Did To President Jomo Kenyatta When Idi Amin Visited Kenya In 1973

POLITICS

Inside Idi Amin's Chamber Of Torture Where Thousands of Ugandans Lost lives [PHOTOS]

Idi Amin torture chamber is located in Lubiri Mengo. The palace of the king of Buganda with a local name called “Twekobe.”This chamber is located about 3km away from Kampala the city center next to Kabaka’s lake and St Lawrence University. It’s said that the torture chamber was set up in the 1971 by Amin dada.

  3 months ago ago
Inside Idi Amin's Chamber Of Torture Where Thousands of Ugandans Lost lives [PHOTOS]

EDUCATION

Meet The African President Who Took His Child From Form Three To University

Learning is the process of acquiring knowledge or skills through study and experience. Learning can take place in both formal and informal settings. It is important to follow the learning processes in the correct order if one wishes to succeed in their educational endeavors. Students in Uganda attend elementary education for seven years, followed by a secondary school for six years, of which four years are spent in lower secondary school and two years are spent in upper secondary school.

  4 months ago ago
Meet The African President Who Took His Child From Form Three To University

POLITICS

Meet Photos of Idi Amin and Other African Leaders who Were Dictators, And Know how Some Died

1. Idi Amin Dada. He was the president of Uganda in the year 1971till 1979 where during his reign, he murdered more than a half a million of Ugandans. Among them included opposition leaders, archbishops and foreign investors. His regime came to an end after he attempted to annex Tanzania's Kagera region in the year 1978 and the president of Uganda at that time Julius Nyerere ordered his troops to invade Kampala, Uganda.

  4 months ago ago
Meet Photos of Idi Amin and Other African Leaders who Were Dictators, And Know how Some Died

POLITICS

Meet Idi Amin's Son Who Was Elected Into Ugandan Government Without Opposition

Read and see photos below: The son of former Ugandan President Idi Amin Dada, Lt. Gen. Taban Amin, was chosen to lead a group of West Nile veterans and ex-combatants in Arua. There were no other candidates. On Tuesday, at the former Arua Hill Division offices, Gen. Taban, who also serves as the first Deputy Director of the Internal Security Organization (ISO), was elected chairperson of the association.

  11 months ago ago
Meet Idi Amin's Son Who Was Elected Into Ugandan Government Without Opposition

MILITARY

Facts you should know about Idi Amin.

5 Hilarious facts about Adi Amin 1. His long title His title was, “His Excellency, President for life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of all Beasts of the Earth and the Fishes of the Sea and the Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in particular”.

  2 months ago ago
Facts you should know about Idi Amin.

EDUCATION

Meet The African President Who Took His Child From Form Three To University

Achieving information or abilities via study and practice is the process of learning. Both formal and informal situations can be conducive to learning. If one wants to excel in their academic activities, it is critical to follow the learning stages in the correct order. In Uganda, students spend seven years in elementary school, followed by six years in secondary school—four years in lower secondary and two years in upper secondary—of which they attend the latter for two years.

  4 months ago ago
Meet The African President Who Took His Child From Form Three To University

POLITICS

Museveni Set To Vie For 7th Term?

In early 2021, Mr Yoweri Museveni was elected for a sixth term in office as president of Uganda, serving in that capacity for 36 years now since spearheading his rebel NRM army into power back in 1986, ousting a cannibal Idi Amin Dada. In a move that would make his authoritarian rule even longer, Mr Museveni has been endorsed by the vice president as a presidential candidate come 2026.

  4 months ago ago
Museveni Set To Vie For 7th Term?

POLITICS

Funny Titles Amin Dada Called and Bequeathed Himself During His Days in Power as Ugandan President

Idi Amin Dada is one of the Dictators who emerged in 1960s and 70s. He one day shook Uganda after he coercively declared hismself as the president of Uganda after he overthrew Milton Obote who was the head of state for Uganda at that time. Amin served as the president of Uganda for only 8 years.

  4 months ago ago
Funny Titles Amin Dada Called and Bequeathed Himself During His Days in Power as Ugandan President

POLITICS

Throwback Photo of Idi Amin Dada Riding an Ambulance Bicycle That was to Be Used in Remote Areas

Africa is a Continent where in the past years, there emerged leaders who were Dictators and ended up killing innocent and weak people. Among them is Idi Amin Dada of Uganda. Amin made many sins in Uganda especially after he overthrew the government of President Milton Obote and declared himself as the president of Uganda in 1971.

  4 months ago ago
Throwback Photo of Idi Amin Dada Riding an Ambulance Bicycle That was to Be Used in Remote Areas

MILITARY

Museveni's Son Says He Can Capture Nairobi In Less Than Two Weeks

The commander of the Uganda people's defence forces has made sensational claims of capturing Nairobi. In a series of tweets He said it would take them, him and the forces less than two weeks to capture the city of Nairobi. He was making the claims in a show off of the defense powers possesed.

  5 months ago ago
Museveni's Son Says He Can Capture Nairobi In Less Than Two Weeks