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082			_a967.6104 LEO
100			_aLEOPOLD Mark _eauthor
245			_aIdi Amin: _bthe story of Africa's icon of evil/ _cby Mark Leopold
260			_aLondon: _bYale University Press, _c©2020
300			_axiii, 351 pages: _billustrations (some colors), map; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThe 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.
650			_aAMIN, IDI, 1925-2003
650			_aPOLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
650			_aPRESIDENTS _zUGANDA _xBIOGRAPHY
651			_zUGANDA _xHISTORY _y1971-1979
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