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Amin Dada, Idi
     
Amin Dada, Idi
(1925-2003) the President of Uganda from 1971 until he was forced to leave the country in 1979. In 1972 he forced 80,000 people of Indian origin to leave Uganda, and many of them came to live in the UK. He was famous for the violent treatment of anyone who opposed him.
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