AT ONE POINT, he was the world’s deadliest clown. Idi Amin was the jovial, baby-faced psychopath who ruled Uganda from 1971 to 1979, gaining power by literally feeding his enemies to the crocodiles.

Idi Amin, the former Ugandan dictator who died last week, was notoriously brutal and capricious. He was also notoriously hungry for publicity. Amin, as his obituary in the New York Times put it, ...

Siaya, Kenya: The man who acted as former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada in the popular film Rise and Fall of Idi Amin has died at the age of 70. Joseph Olita died suddenly at his rural home in South ...

2007-02-18 04:00:00 PDT Kampala, Uganda-- This year, the Oscar buzz has made it all the way to Kampala. On Saturday, Forest Whitaker, a leading contender for best actor at next month's ceremony, ...

A supersized performance by Forest Whitaker dominates "The Last King of Scotland" and rightfully so, as he portrays one of recent history's great monsters, General Idi Amin Dada of Uganda. Unusual ...

KAMPALA (Reuters) - After months waiting to see the Oscar-nominated film "The Last King of Scotland," Ugandans welcomed what they saw as a realistic portrayal of their blood-thirsty former dictator, ...

To some extent, most documentaries rely upon the participation of their subjects. So how do you film a fairly negative documentary about a dangerous and powerful military dictator? Well, if you're ...

Siaya, Kenya: The man who acted as former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada in the popular film Rise and Fall of Idi Amin has died at the age of 70. Joseph Olita died suddenly at his rural home in South ...