TY  - BOOK
AU  - LEOPOLD Mark
TI  - Idi Amin: the story of Africa's icon of evil
SN  - 9780300154399 (hbk.):
U1  - 967.6104 LEO 
PY  - 2020///
CY  - London
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - AMIN, IDI, 1925-2003
KW  - POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
KW  - PRESIDENTS
KW  - UGANDA
KW  - BIOGRAPHY
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - 1971-1979
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - The first serious full-length biography of modern Africa's most famous dictator 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. Using an innovative biographical approach, Leopold reveals how Amin was, from birth, deeply rooted in the history of British colonial rule, how his rise was a legacy of imperialism, and how his monstrous image was created
ER  -