Articles related to "Idi Amin"

With State of Play currently on theatrical release, now is a good time to look at the director's earlier work, best remembered for Forest Witaker's take on Idi Amin.

The life, reign of terror and death of one of the world's most hated dictators.

He gained control of Uganda in 1971 after Milton Obote was overthrown in a military coup. What followed was a brutal regime of ethnic cleansing and murder.

Forest Whitaker lands his Oscar winning portrayal of General Idi Amin in the film adaptation of the book The Last King of Scotland - available on DVD April 17th.

The Last King of Scotland gives us a glimpse into the unusual life of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.

I have an old travel writing pal who has vast experience of tramping round obscure and forgotten places and writing about them.

An angry Muslim mob busted into a Christian worship service in a church outside of Kampala and threatened to harm or kill the churchgoers if the service didn't disband.

Controversial journalist, scholar, feminist, lesbian, Muslim, Irshad Manji takes an honest, hard-hitting look at the Islamic faith through the format of an open letter.

It's no coincidence that a large number of famous leaders have last names ending with the letter "n". This "n" factor applies to an amazing number of famous leaders.

An adventure travel tour in Uganda combines the traditional East African safari with wild adventures such as gorilla tracking, Nile rafting, and tropical mountaineering.

Robert Mugabe's survival is thanks to his ability to base his anti-western rhetoric on the evil of colonialism. He thus champions Africa's new a "look east" policy .