History UsefulNotes / IdiAmin

Behind the scenes however, Amin's regime was characterized by [[BewareTheSillyOnes gross human rights abuse, political repression, ethnic persecution, extrajudicial killings, nepotism, corruption, and gross economic mismanagement]]. In 1972, Amin plunged his East African nation into economic chaos by expelling tens of thousands of Asians who had controlled the country's economy. The number of people killed as a result of his regime is estimated by international observers and human rights groups to range from 100,000 to 500,000. He was said to be a [[ImAHumanitarian cannibal]], which remains unproven, but [[BodyInABreadbox heads of his victims were found inside his fridge]]. He also ordered many people to be executed by [[FedToTheBeast being fed to crocodiles]].

* In ''Literature/{{Hannibal}}'', Mason Verger mentions to Hannibal Lecter, and later Clarice Starling and his personal physician Dr. Cordell Doemling, that he befriended Idi Amin while visiting Uganda, executing victims in Ugandan villages on Amin's behalf with [[OffWithHisHead a portable guillotine]] (including [[WouldHitAGirl women]] and [[WouldHurtAChild children]]), and even assisting Amin to reenact the [[CasualCrucifixion Crucifixion]] of UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} using a live migrant worker as a substitute.

* In ''Literature/{{Hannibal}}'', Mason Verger mentions to Hannibal Lecter, and later Clarice Starling and his personal physician Dr. Cordell Doemling, that he befriended Idi Amin while visiting Uganda, executing victims in Ugandan villages on Amin's behalf with [[OffWithHisHead a portable guillotine]] (including [[WouldHitAGirl women]] and [[WouldHurtAChild children]]), and even assisting Amin to reenact the [[CasualCrucifxion Crucifixion]] of UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} using a live migrant worker as a substitute.

* In ''Literature/{{Hannibal}}'', Mason Verger mentions to Hannibal Lecter, and later Clarice Starling and his personal physician Dr. Cordell Doemling, that he befriended Idi Amin while visiting Uganda, executing victims in Ugandan villages on Amin's behalf with a portable guillotine (including women and children), and even assisting Amin to reenact the Crucifixion of Jesus using a live migrant worker as a substitute.

* He appears in ''Raid On Entebbe'' (1977) (played by Creator/YaphetKotto), ''Victory at Entebbe'' (1976) (played by Creator/JuliusHarris, and the Israeli film ''Film/OperationThunderbolt'' (1977) (played by Mark Heath), all about the historic Israeli rescue operation of the hostages being held at Uganda's Entebbe Airport.

* He appears in ''"Raid On Entebbe" (1977), "Victory at Entebbe" (1976)'', and the Israeli film ''Film/OperationThunderbolt'' (1977), all about the historic Israeli rescue operation of the hostages being held at Uganda's Entebbe Airport.
* He is the subject of the sprawling, fantastically sleazy (yet surprisingly historically accurate) exploitation epic, "''Film/TheRiseAndFallOfIdiAmin''" (1981), which included such scenes as the doctor protagonist discovering the heads of Amin's victims in his fridge. Kenyan actor Joseph Olita, who played Amin, later reprised it in a cameo for the film ''"Mississippi Massala"'', about the 1972 deportation of the Ugandan Asians.

Uganda. Amin:The Wild Man of Africa, March 07, 1977, Time magazine.
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