Idi Amin : the story of Africa's icon of evil
Leopold, Mark (Mark Anthony)2021
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Idi Amin began his career in the British army in colonial Uganda, and worked his way up the ranks before seizing power in a British-backed coup in 1971. He built a violent and unstable dictatorship, ruthlessly eliminating perceived enemies and expelling Uganda's Asian population as the country plunged into social and economic chaos. In this powerful and provocative new account, Mark Leopold places Amin's military background and close relationship with the British state at the heart of the story. He traces the interwoven development of Amin's career and his popular image as an almost supernaturally evil monster, demonstrating the impossibility of fully distinguishing the truth from the many myths surrounding the dictator.
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Idi Amin : the story of Africa's icon of evil / Mark Leopold.
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New Haven : Yale University Press, 2021.
Collation:
368 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780300260885 (pbk)
Dewey class:
B AMI967.61042092B/AMI
Language:
English
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BRN:
3165737
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