‘what i had was a sort of colonialized vision of who he was, sort of this image, this monster image of this black african man, who, was evil incarnate, um, and, that image has proved to not be correct, um, certainly there were many travesties that happened – deaths, but uh, its a much more complicated & complete story, he’s a much more whole man, than the image i had and that was painted to me by the west really…’ – forestwhittaker
Timeline
| 1894 | Britain declares Uganda its protectorate. |
| c. 1924 | Idi Amin Dada born. |
| 1946 | Joins the British colonial army. |
| 1951 | Wins the title of heavyweight boxing champion in Uganda. |
| 1960 | Amin is accused of torture, and loses his boxing title as a result. |
| 1966 | Amin formally marries his first wife, Malyamu. He has already fathered several illegitimate children by her. |
| Feb 1966 | Parliament alledges that Amin has been stealing gold from Congo. Amin goes into hiding with his newly-married second wife, Kay Adroa. |
| 1967 | Marries Nora, a girl from President Apollo Milton Obote’s tribe. |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Ousts Ugandan President Apollo Milton Obote in a coup. |
| Sep 1972 | Marries his fourth wife, Madina, and divorces his previous three wives later that year. His second wife, Kay, would later die during an abortion; her body is discovered dismembered. |
| 1975 | Marries his fifth wife, Sarah. |
| Oct 1978 | Invades the neighboring country of Tanzania. The invading army is repulsed, and Tanzania counter-invades. |
| 11 Apr 1979 | Idi Amin is overthrown by the invading Tanzanian army, supported by exiled Ugandan dissidents. He relocates to Libya and Iraq, eventually settling in Saudi Arabia, where he lives on a monthly stipend of $1500 provided by the government. |
| 17 Aug 2003 | Idi Amin Dada dies. |
