he was the Dictator of Uganda 1971 - 1979 died August 2003
The answer is found in a new book tittled :Idi Amin:Hero or Villain? by Jaffar Amin, his son. You can get an E-version at www.millenniumglobalinc.com/Idi_Amin_Hero_or_Villain.html.
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There are discrepancies as to when and where he was born. MOst biographical sources suggest that he was born either in Koboko or Kampala around 1925.
Forrest Whitaker played Idi Amin in the movie "The Last King of Scotland."