Deposed in 1979, this African dictator was the "Big Daddy" of his nation
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Idi Amin - Wikipedia  Idi Amin Dada was the third President of Uganda, ruling from 1971 to 1979. Amin joined the British colonial regiment the King's African Rifles in 1946, ... During the 19771979 period, Uganda was a member of the United Nations Commission on .... Amin was an athlete during his time in both the British and Ugandan army.
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Mad Ugandan dictator's son reveals all about his 'Big Daddy' | Daily ...  Jan 13, 2007 ... Ugandan dictator Idi Amin died in 2003 after a life of murder, exile and ... In doing so he breaks the vow of silence sworn by the Amin clan since they fled Uganda in 1979. .... 'They did not treat the indigenous Africans well,' says Jaffar. ... 'My father sent the people from his own tribe for specialist training...
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J! Archive - Show #4469, aired 2004-01-29  Deposed in 1979, this African dictator was the "Big Daddy" of his nation ... deadly German ace of World War I more than earned his nickname "The Red Baron"...
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Idi Amin File 1 - Uganda Missions  (*Bob's note: Actually, Amin took power in 1971 and was overthrown in 1979. ... of a longer article that dealt with a number of former dictators (thugs) like Amin, who ... The notoriety of his regime put Uganda in the global spotlight as a nation with .... Obote feared the African reaction to a move against one of Uganda's leading...
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Riding the Tiger: A Century of Dictators  In 1979 after Somoza's ...  Dec 4, 2015 ... In 1979 after Somoza's fall Nicaragua's National guard, still loyal to the ... Standing 64' and weighing 280 lbs. at the height of his political power in 1974, ... He joined the King's African Rifles as a young man, advancing from auxiliary ... A failed incursion by rebels the following year fed Big Daddy's paranoia...
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King of Swaziland Mswati III Biography - The Story of a Prince ...  King Mswati III is one of the last absolute monarchs in the world, and the last in Africa. He rules over Swaziland, the second smallest country on the continent with a population of just over one ... At the age of 18, the prince was flown back to Swaziland and crowned King Mswati III after a famous warrior king on April 25, 1986.
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List of Dictators - SourceWatch  Sep 23, 2009 ... His rule saw the rapid modernization of Mexico, progress mainly ... martial law in response to guerilla opposition; oversaw brutal repression by the National Guard. .... His government was also marked by the influence of the director of the SIN, ... Hafez al-Assad, Syria, 19702000, Gained power in a coup;...
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The Overthrow of President Obote and Evacuation from Uganda ...  After a disputed election brought Milton Obote (at right) to power in Uganda in 1980, ... Okello ousted Obote and installed himself as president on July 27, 1985. ... the situation at the time of the coup and his evacuation in the Batmobilewith ... and [President Milton] Obote's UNLA [Uganda National Liberation Army] became...
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In Power 40 Years, King Hussein Strives for a Democratic Jordan ...  May 4, 1993 ... The monarch has placated his political opponents through inclusion. ... Archive 1993 0504 ... AMMAN, JORDAN  AT the 40th anniversary of his rule, King Hussein of ... Jordan celebrated the 40th anniversary of Hussein's assumption of ... The young Hussein also inherited a country lacking resources and...
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Haile Selassie King of Kings, Conquering Lion of the tribe of Judah  On November 2nd, 1930, Ras Tafari, at the age of thirty-seven, was crowned Emperor Haile Selassie 1, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Conquering Lion of the tribe of Judah (FELLEMAN). From this point on, he ruled as Emperor of Ethiopia for the next forty-four years.
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Jean-Claude Duvalier - Wikipedia  Jean-Claude Duvalier nicknamed Baby Doc (Haitian Creole: Bebe Dk) (3 July 1951  4 October 2014), was the President of Haiti from 1971 until his overthrow by a popular uprising in 1986. He succeeded his father Franois "Papa Doc" Duvalier as the ruler of Haiti ... On 28 February 2013, Duvalier pleaded not guilty to charges of corruption...
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Idi Amin - Wikipedia  Idi Amin Dada was the third President of Uganda, ruling from 1971 to 1979. Amin joined the British colonial regiment the King's African Rifles in 1946, serving in Kenya and Uganda. Eventually, Amin held the rank of major general in the post-colonial Ugandan Army, and became its ... The number of people killed as a result of his regime is estimated by...
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El Salvador: 1945-92  Since the early thirties, El Salvador had been ruled by the military  with ... Lieutenant Colonel Julio Adalberto Rivera, was elected president, and he ... It was the most densely populated Central American nation, with a ... Between 1977 and 1980, eleven priests were murdered and many more beaten, tortured and exiled. El...
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Milton Obote - Wikipedia  Apollo Milton Obote (28 December 1925  10 October 2005) was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda to independence in 1962 from British colonial administration. Following the nation's independence, he served as Prime Minister of ... He was overthrown by Idi Amin in 1971, but regained power after Amin's 1979...
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Mobutu Sese Seko, 66, Longtime Dictator of Zaire  Sep 8, 1997 ... obutu Sese Seko, Zaire's longtime dictator and the last of a ... Throughout his rule, Mobutu swore that he would never be known as a former president, but only as ... and his large entourage of family and aides to leave the country just days ... Joseph Desire Mobutu to Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu waza...
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Haile Selassie of Ethiopia Dies at 83 - The New York Times  Aug 28, 1975 ... Haile Selassie, the last emperor in the 3,000-year-old Ethiopian monarchy, who ruled for half a century before he was deposed by military coup last ... The unrest was compounded in February, 1974, when mutinies broke out in the ... In the spring and summer, after riots in Addis Ababa, the capital, his...
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Milton Obote, 80, Strongman In Uganda, Twice Overthrown - The ...  Oct 11, 2005 ... Mr. Obote had been taken to South Africa from Zambia, where he had been living in exile. ... his army chief, Idi Amin, overthrew him in 1971 while he attended a ... and killing as many as 500,000 people before being overthrown in 1979. ... An estimated 300,000 civilians died between 1981 and 1985 as Mr.
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Apollo Milton Obote facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ...  Get information, facts, and pictures about Apollo Milton Obote at ... Despite bold moves to improve Uganda's economy and modernize the country, Obote was not able to ... he was deposed in a coup led by Idi Amin, whose despotic eight-year-rule was ... Obote's bargain paid off, and in 1962 he was sworn in as Uganda's first...
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Jean-Claude Duvalier - Wikipedia  Jean-Claude Duvalier nicknamed Baby Doc (Haitian Creole: Bebe Dk) (3 July 1951  4 October 2014), was the President of Haiti from 1971 until his overthrow by a popular uprising in 1986. He succeeded his father Franois "Papa Doc" Duvalier as the ruler of Haiti after the latter's death in 1971. ... Much of the Duvaliers' wealth came from the Rgie du Tabac (Tobacco...
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Haile Selassie - New World Encyclopedia  Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia ... Mengistu Haile Mariam, who deposed him, established a one-party communist state that ..... His official titles, King of kings, Lord of lords, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah and Root of David, are seen...
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Mobutu Sese Seko - Wikipedia  Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga was the military dictator and President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (which Mobutu renamed Zaire in 1971) from 1965 to 1997. He also served as Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity in ... He has been described as the "archetypal African dictator".