Idi Amin, also known as "Big Daddy" and "Butcher of Africa," is hospitalized in Saudi Arabia, where he has been living in exile. Early years: Amin, also known as Idi Amin Dada, was born in 1924 or ...

Siaya, Kenya: The man who acted as former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada in the popular film Rise and Fall of Idi Amin has died at the age of 70. Joseph Olita died suddenly at his rural home in South ...

To some extent, most documentaries rely upon the participation of their subjects. So how do you film a fairly negative documentary about a dangerous and powerful military dictator? Well, if you're ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - This undated file photo shows Uganda's then President Idi Amin Dada. Amin, who took power by force in Uganda in 1971 and ...

SIR: Idi Amin Dada was the Ugandan military officer who served as the President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. During his reign as the President, he was ruthless, merciless, in fact, he was deemed to be ...

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- An ailing Idi Amin Dada, whose eight-year presidency of Uganda is remembered for the torture and killing of more than 200,000 people, was in a coma in a Saudi hospital ...