Idi Amin

Date: 16 August, 2003

Former Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin, passed away in Jidda, South Arabia, where he had lived in exile for many years. Amin died at the age of 78 as a result of multiple organ failure. His eight-year rule in Uganda had been characterised by torture and mass killings in which approximately 30 000 people had died.

References:

http://www.wehaitians.com/idi amin brutal ruler of unganda dies.html

http://www.ugandamission.org/news/AminDeath.htm

http://www.news24.com/News24/On_this_day/On_this_day/0,,2-1602-1492_1572631,00.html