Idi Amin Timeline Idi Amin Timeline By Jackie J. NuñezBy Jackie J. Nuñez

Birth 1925Birth 1925

Idi Amin was born Idi Amin was born near Koboko, in near Koboko, in the West Nile the West Nile Province of what is Province of what is now the Republic now the Republic of Uganda.of Uganda.

Exact date in Exact date in unknown unknown

The Join of the Army The Join of the Army 19461946

Amin joins KAR Amin joins KAR (King’s African (King’s African Rifles)Rifles)

Britain’s Colonial Britain’s Colonial African Troops African Troops

Served Burma, Served Burma, Somalia, Kenya Somalia, Kenya during the British during the British suppression suppression

President for Life President for Life 25 January 197125 January 1971

Amin takes power of Amin takes power of Uganda and over Uganda and over throws current throws current Ugandan President Ugandan President Milton OboteMilton Obote

Obote was going to Obote was going to have Amin arrested have Amin arrested

New government New government accused Obote of accused Obote of corruption and corruption and tribalism tribalism

Expel the Asians/British Expel the Asians/British August 1972August 1972

Amin expels 50,000 Amin expels 50,000 Asians out of Uganda Asians out of Uganda

Takes all of their Takes all of their assets and makes assets and makes inexperienced inexperienced Africans owners of Africans owners of their storestheir stores

Leads to further Leads to further decline of Uganda’s decline of Uganda’s economyeconomy

Exiled Supporters Exiled Supporters September 17 1972September 17 1972

Exiled supporters Exiled supporters of Previous of Previous Ugandan Ugandan President (Obote) President (Obote) attack from attack from Tanzania Tanzania

Amin responded Amin responded by bombing by bombing Tanzanian towns Tanzanian towns

The British Brake Off The British Brake Off July 1976July 1976

After 4 years of After 4 years of tension, Britain tension, Britain brakes off all brakes off all diplomatic diplomatic relations with relations with Uganda Uganda

Very drastic Very drastic change for change for Uganda Uganda

Tanzania Invaded Uganda April Tanzania Invaded Uganda April 19791979

Multiple Anti-Multiple Anti-Amin forces Amin forces attack Amin and attack Amin and his troopshis troops

Amin flees Amin flees Uganda and Uganda and lives in Exile lives in Exile

Simply Goes AwaySimply Goes Away

Uganda had Uganda had problems with problems with finding a new finding a new President President

Uganda wants to Uganda wants to convict and kill convict and kill AminAmin

People simply People simply forget about Aminforget about Amin

Butcher of Africa Dies Butcher of Africa Dies August 16 2003 August 16 2003

Amin dies in Jeddah Amin dies in Jeddah Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Died of Multiple Died of Multiple Organ Failure Organ Failure

His wife begged the His wife begged the Uganda President Uganda President to let him die and to let him die and get buried in get buried in Uganda, but he Uganda, but he refused refused

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