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Idi Amin: The Butcher of Uganda

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Idi Amin Dada

President Obote had established the General Service Unit, largely staffed by ethnic groups loyal to him. Amin caught wind that Obote had ordered his arrest while the Prime Minister was in Singapore for a Commonwealth confidence. So a daybreak on the 25th of January 1971, Amin sprung into action and seized power. Now I'm faced with the enormous task of getting the country back on its feet. I am here for all you Gundins. The Excellency Major General Idi Amin Dada.

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