1971.
On February 2nd, 1971, the year's main event saw Idi Amin take power as President of the East African nation Uganda . As President, dictator might be a better word, Amin was notorious for flagrant violations of human rights, economic decline and social disintegration. It has been reported that...
| Format: | Video |
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| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Geelong, Australia :
World Wide Entertainment,
[between 1999 and 2009?]
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| Series: | World history in video.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | On February 2nd, 1971, the year's main event saw Idi Amin take power as President of the East African nation Uganda . As President, dictator might be a better word, Amin was notorious for flagrant violations of human rights, economic decline and social disintegration. It has been reported that over half a million people were killed or simply disappeared under his rule. His brutality and disregard for international law plunged Uganda into chaos and poverty. |
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| Item Description: | Previously released on DVD. Title from resource description page (viewed Sept. 1, 2011). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (6 min.). |