See how Idi Amin used military force to achieve power and build a dictatorship in Uganda. See how Idi Amin used lessons learned in the colonial British army to build a powerful dictatorship in Uganda.

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 ...

Idi Amin, the former Ugandan dictator who died last week, was notoriously brutal and capricious. He was also notoriously hungry for publicity. Amin, as his obituary in the New York Times put it, ...

In an often chilling new documentary, the chefs of brutal leaders from Idi Amin to Saddam Hussein, talk about their unusual lives behind the scenes Kim Jong-il loved pepperoni pizza. Saddam Hussein ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — Four years ago, researchers working to preserve Ugandan history came across an old metal filing cabinet at the state broadcasting company and pried it open. Inside were some 70,000 ...

See how Idi Amin used military force to seize power and build a dictatorship in Uganda. See how Idi Amin used lessons learned in the colonial British army to build a powerful dictatorship in Uganda.

People like to compare our current “leader” to Hitler, and not without cause, but if you ask me, he’s more like Idi Amin: bumbling strongman, intermittently charming liar, fascinating mess, likely ...