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Idi Amin: Early Life and Military Career
Idi Amin Dada was born c. in Koboko, in northwestern Uganda, to a Kakwa father and Lugbara mother, who separated shortly afterwards. In , after receiving only a rudimentary education, Amin joined the King’s African Rifles (KAR), a regiment of the British colonial army, and quickly rose through the ranks.
Idi amin religionHe was deployed to Somalia in to fight the Shifta rebels and later fought with the British during the suppression of the Mau Mau Rebellion in Kenya (). In he attained the rank of effendi—the highest position for a black African soldier within the KAR—and, by , he had been appointed commander of the armed forces.
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During his time in the army, Amin became the light heavyweight boxing champion of Uganda, a title he held for nine years between and
Amin Commandeers Control of Uganda’s Government
After more than 70 years under British rule, Uganda gained its independence on October 9, , and Milton Obote became the nation’s f