Idi Amin (A Wicked History 20th Century)
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Learn about Idi Amin, Ugandan military officer who served as the President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. Commonly known as the "Butcher of Uganda", he is considered one of the most brutal despots in world history. Amin turned one of the most fertile countries in Africa into a poverty-stricken land patrolled by death squads. He pitted his people against each other and executed opponents by the thousands. Before he was through, the Nile River swelled with the bodies of his victims.
The wicked ways of some of the most ruthless rulers to walk the earth are revealed in these thrilling biographies (A Wicked History) about men and women so monstrous, they make Frankenstein look like a sweetheart.
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