Ep 6: Idi Amin | Prologue
Clip: Episode 6 | 2m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
See how Idi Amin used military force to seize power and build a dictatorship in Uganda.
See how Idi Amin used lessons learned in the colonial British army to build a powerful dictatorship in Uganda. Through a combination of populist charm and brutal violence, he ruled for eight years – until his strategic blunders brought him down.
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Ep 6: Idi Amin | Prologue
Clip: Episode 6 | 2m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
See how Idi Amin used lessons learned in the colonial British army to build a powerful dictatorship in Uganda. Through a combination of populist charm and brutal violence, he ruled for eight years – until his strategic blunders brought him down.
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