From 1977 to 1979, Amin titled himself as "His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular". Mix the broad smiling man of this film with the butcher that his legacy proclaimed him to be, and you have a disturbing portrait of one of last century’s. During the 1977–1979 period, Uganda was appointed to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. General Idi Amin Dada is one of the more fascinating political documentaries I’ve seen, and one that requires you to fill in some of the blanks with your own historical perspective. General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait (1974) Not Rated 92 min Documentary. Director: Sharad Patel Stars: Joseph Olita, Thomas Baptiste, Leonard Trolley, Geoffrey Keen. In 1975–1976, Amin became the Chairman of the Organisation of African Unity, a pan-Africanist group designed to promote solidarity of the African states. The chronicle of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin and his tyranic rule from 1971 to his overthrow in 1979. Notable backers of Amin included Muammar al-Gaddafi's Libya, the Soviet Union and East Germany, with early support for his regime coming from the United Kingdom, Israel, and Apartheid-era South Africa. The number of people killed as a result of his regime is estimated by international observers and human rights groups to range from 100,000 to 500,000. He later promoted himself to Field Marshal while he was the head of state.Īmin's rule was characterised by human rights abuses, political repression, ethnic persecution, extrajudicial killings, nepotism, corruption and gross economic mismanagement. He is based on a real life dictator of the same name who rose to power in 1971. Amin joined the British colonial regiment, the King's African Rifles, in 1946, and eventually held the rank of Major General and Commander of the Ugandan Army prior to taking power in the military coup of January 1971, deposing Milton Obote. Idi Amin Dada is the main antagonist of 2006 film The Last King of Scotland. Idi Amin Dada (c.1925 – 16 August 2003) was a military leader and President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979.