Idi Amin: The Butcher of Uganda

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

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  • @Biographics
    @Biographics  5 лет назад +832

    Hello everyone. We've been experimenting with a bit of a podcast (a few people were asking for audio versions so they can get Biographics while doing other things)! Fair warning: none of these are new biographies, but rather me having a bit more of a free form chat around the script. I'd love to know what you think, if these are useful, wanted etc :). Thanks, Simon.
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    • @adamwoolgar5624
      @adamwoolgar5624 5 лет назад +6

      Could you please do a video on Dian Fossey?

    • @thehearthstonegnome7541
      @thehearthstonegnome7541 5 лет назад +6

      Dont put ads in the middle

    • @josweetlove1537
      @josweetlove1537 5 лет назад +13

      Could you do a biography on King Leopold of Belgium. A cousin of the reigning Monarch of England. Who oversaw the killing & maiming of over 10 million Africans while he sucked the wealth out of the Congo. Look forward to hearing from u on it. If u have the cojones.

    • @Dat_Dude_Danny1
      @Dat_Dude_Danny1 5 лет назад +2

      Excellent as always!!

    • @Blueguy72
      @Blueguy72 5 лет назад +3

      At 19:20 I think you misspoke when you stated that Tanzanian forces surged into Northern Uganda. Since Tanzania is South of Uganda I believe the invasion started there.

  • @unclesamtutorial22
    @unclesamtutorial22 4 года назад +7278

    Famous Idi Amin quote: Freedom of speech, I can guarantee, but freedom after speech I can't guarantee that.

    • @spitshinetommy3721
      @spitshinetommy3721 4 года назад +76

      @Holzkopf Baumfaust You're a right-winger, yes?

    • @mejestic124
      @mejestic124 4 года назад +54

      @Holzkopf Baumfaust or from Justin Trudeau.

    • @lonelyheartproductions5237
      @lonelyheartproductions5237 4 года назад +31

      @Holzkopf Baumfaust do you get jailed in Germany nowadays for stating your opinion?

    • @tomaszzalewski4541
      @tomaszzalewski4541 4 года назад +7

      @Holzkopf Baumfaust I don't really know what you are talking about. Would you mind explaining

    • @Saber23
      @Saber23 4 года назад +8

      Lonely Heart Productions yes you do

  • @sizzlechestmcmurphy4365
    @sizzlechestmcmurphy4365 6 лет назад +6096

    6'4, 240 pounds and was the Ugandan light heavyweight boxing champion... I'd hate to see the size of their heavyweights.

    • @Mattwiistand
      @Mattwiistand 6 лет назад +110

      Yeah I was thinking the same thing lol

    • @gbtennant
      @gbtennant 6 лет назад +16

      Matlock Wallace nICE!

    • @athe_minds_eye8484
      @athe_minds_eye8484 6 лет назад +146

      If your gonna be dumb you got to be tuff.

    • @deadarmd
      @deadarmd 6 лет назад +90

      For real....maybe the 240 figure is later on in life?

    • @jeremysummers7537
      @jeremysummers7537 6 лет назад +3

      😂🤣😂

  • @PatrickPierceBateman
    @PatrickPierceBateman 5 лет назад +4859

    Note to Self: Next time you plan to start a war with Tanzania, don't murder all of your military officers first. You might need them for stuff.

    • @DieFlabbergast
      @DieFlabbergast 5 лет назад +201

      Hey! I never thought of that! (Neither did Amin, obviously.)

    • @johnhealy9231
      @johnhealy9231 5 лет назад +340

      Neither did Stalin , that’s why Russia got routed at the start of the German invasion

    • @mattgieslerrocks
      @mattgieslerrocks 5 лет назад +234

      He made the same mistake Stalin did before invading Finland.

    • @legendovbago4716
      @legendovbago4716 5 лет назад +50

      Tanzanian forces were backed by Israelites,u forget that ,remember amin had fucked up Israelites by refusing them to settle in Northern Uganda near the Nile,,in addition he also hijacked their plane at Entebbe Airport leaving Netanyahu brother dead,so Israelites had to invade thru weak tanzania

    • @SomeRoofKorean
      @SomeRoofKorean 5 лет назад +39

      AYE STALIN, MY FRIEND COME OVER HERE!
      Stalin:
      OH NOW YOU TELL ME!

  • @marycatherine5424
    @marycatherine5424 3 года назад +1245

    I'm Ugandan and you don't hear anything about this man in school or anywhere unless you talk to someone who lived through his regime so thank you so much for this!

    • @jackhamilton9604
      @jackhamilton9604 3 года назад +157

      Isn’t that kinda like how Japanese schools don’t teach students about atrocities the Japanese army committed in WW2?

    • @winnieasara301
      @winnieasara301 3 года назад +24

      I offered History in A_level. We studied Amin and other dictators, presidents, nationalists and all African history under History paper 1, then European History in paper 4 I think. We did go deep into other countries like India, Japan, Etc. Unless you offered other Arts subjects, or Sciences or never joined A_level.

    • @gertrudechelangat9047
      @gertrudechelangat9047 3 года назад +50

      I'm Ugandan and was taught about him along with lots of other Ugandans. He does get mentioned a lot in political talks on the Ugandan media.

    • @semdavidanger
      @semdavidanger 3 года назад +6

      Oh,. My,.

    • @i-man872
      @i-man872 2 года назад

      @@semdavidanger what

  • @Thekaiserwill
    @Thekaiserwill 6 лет назад +6044

    “... he was born between 1925 and 1928...”
    Wow, long labour...

    • @uyuman1
      @uyuman1 6 лет назад +769

      He was a huge baby, three years labour was needed.

    • @fajaradi1223
      @fajaradi1223 6 лет назад +292

      i feel the pain of his momma.

    • @mrnice4434
      @mrnice4434 6 лет назад +319

      He is like my cat he can't decide if he wants to go out or stay in.

    • @GuapoG0tGuap
      @GuapoG0tGuap 6 лет назад +80

      He was a big fella

    • @Thekaiserwill
      @Thekaiserwill 6 лет назад +69

      Mr Nice
      ...In or out of your house, I hope 😂

  • @effortlessly
    @effortlessly 5 лет назад +4120

    I was 5 years old, living with my parents and my twin sister in Entebbe, on the 25 January 1971 when Idi Amin came to power. I can still remember the squealing as people were dragged out of cars, matatus and buses and shot in the streets outside our house. We stayed through the escalating chaos of the Asian expulsion, and after about 6 months my mother and my sister and I drove (escaped) in our Peugeot 504 all the way to Mombasa, breaking the journey with friends for one night in Nairobi. 800 miles in two days across African roads. Interesting times.

    • @ketchup143
      @ketchup143 5 лет назад +502

      we're glad u made it through that and are with us today :)

    • @krysmrug6478
      @krysmrug6478 5 лет назад +189

      I hope it never happens to you again

    • @WillJM81280
      @WillJM81280 5 лет назад +218

      I wonder how badly you want to throttle someone complaining about their phone not working or their flight being delayed.

    • @austinoldfield5246
      @austinoldfield5246 4 года назад +44

      marty mcfly have u seen the region of Africa gadaffi was in control of since he died??. Lol they shoulda left his ass in power sadly

    • @anansimaluma6410
      @anansimaluma6410 4 года назад +5

      Wow

  • @kawumaderrick6952
    @kawumaderrick6952 3 года назад +1269

    I'm from Uganda, and even though I didn't experience Id Amin, mom sadly recalls his regime as the hottest hell on Earth. I remember she shed tears once when she saw his name on TV one day. :(

    • @IncursioYT
      @IncursioYT 3 года назад +100

      Give love to your mother, She needs it.

    • @lilyflower5576
      @lilyflower5576 2 года назад +35

      I pray the Lord heals Your Mother's heart 💖

    • @briton3851
      @briton3851 2 года назад

      @@AnyoneCanSee bruh

    • @rw4754
      @rw4754 2 года назад +36

      I was raised in Uganda & we left right before Idi Amin. I was broken hearted & never recovered. I reunited with old neighbors & they are traumatized by the experience.

    • @shanepereraedu
      @shanepereraedu 2 года назад +4

      @Kawuma_Derrick bro how is life in Uganda now? Media is full of b.s and I wanna hear the real situation from a local. Is it safe to visit Uganda now in 2022?

  • @charityesenu4386
    @charityesenu4386 2 года назад +189

    As a Ugandan, I thank you so much for this. Many young Ugandans these days praise Idi Amin without knowing the brutality of his reign

    • @ProjectHyena
      @ProjectHyena 2 года назад +12

      He freed you from the Indian merchant class who looked down on you.

    • @kenmugabi4153
      @kenmugabi4153 2 года назад +5

      in hindsight he did more good than bad.... we r not any better now... wish he was here

    • @dante040
      @dante040 Год назад +1

      @Running Dumpster nothing says freeing you like killing 500k people, a 200% inflation rate and so much debt the country is still broke

    • @dante040
      @dante040 Год назад +43

      @thinktankinit their economy was tanked because of him. He let the country fall apart by spending money on the military, devalued the currency by over printing

    • @redvelvetblush
      @redvelvetblush Год назад +24

      @@ProjectHyena he was far worse than them

  • @lulzdragon7339
    @lulzdragon7339 5 лет назад +2187

    Idi Amin to the hostages: "Why are you running? Why are you running?"

  • @tomasjay1005
    @tomasjay1005 4 года назад +2551

    I'm impressed with all the "self-awarded" medals he gave himself.

    • @johnniethepom2905
      @johnniethepom2905 4 года назад +108

      The Victoria Cross that he wore was stolen from the Byrne family . Obviously there was no way it was going to be recovered. The family petitioned the Home Office , the Royal family and anyone else who would listen for a new one . Eventually it was reissued . ( only 4 have ever been cast and reissued ). When they received it , they promptly sold it !

    • @jasoncooke1999
      @jasoncooke1999 4 года назад +32

      I think I saw one for cycling proficiency on his chest

    • @handyvickers
      @handyvickers 4 года назад +19

      One for butchering?

    • @handyvickers
      @handyvickers 4 года назад +13

      @@redoak3069 no, like trump did on Wednesday last week at the Capitol...

    • @admiralsemmes6939
      @admiralsemmes6939 3 года назад +56

      @@handyvickers hooray for another Beijing Biden zombie! How long u been cheering on globalists?

  • @SpaztallicA
    @SpaztallicA 4 года назад +2202

    "He made sweeping changes to the structure of the army.......
    ...by killing the army"

    • @brimonkmonk8212
      @brimonkmonk8212 4 года назад +4

      That's awful what he did

    • @lovelessissimo
      @lovelessissimo 4 года назад +12

      @Meyaka Brown so....what did you mean

    • @bobthejester3105
      @bobthejester3105 4 года назад +7

      Meyaka Brown mate he did a lot but he didn’t kill the army

    • @InVinoVeratas
      @InVinoVeratas 4 года назад +4

      I think the analogy between Trump getting rid of things; wasn’t a remark that he gets rid of the army/officers, it was that he gets rid of things he disagrees with... is what they were getting at, I think.

    • @AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw
      @AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw 4 года назад +29

      Meyaka Brown that’s sounds like a stupid comparison

  • @alfiona7951
    @alfiona7951 3 года назад +782

    "An incredible person who certainly is not mad"
    Those choice of words just scream "HELP US! HE'S A PSYCHOPATH".

    • @dheemantanil
      @dheemantanil 3 года назад +14

      Yep

    • @Redrum101896
      @Redrum101896 3 года назад +64

      Exactly. That's the equivalent of blink twice if you need help.

    • @sibusisofaya7874
      @sibusisofaya7874 3 года назад +6

      Lmao

    • @elibreezy
      @elibreezy 3 года назад +7

      Facts! 💀 I was like who said he was mad?

  • @Macho_Fantastico
    @Macho_Fantastico 4 года назад +846

    'Lord of all beasts of the earth and fishes of the sea'
    Yep, seems perfectly sane to me.

    • @fahoodie1852
      @fahoodie1852 3 года назад +60

      His country didn’t even have a sea

    • @AzraelAngel945
      @AzraelAngel945 3 года назад +32

      He also claimed to be the king of Scotland

    • @lolilollolilol7773
      @lolilollolilol7773 3 года назад +8

      What's insane isthe UK and the US at this time still considered he could be managed. They supported (or tolerated) him because he wasn't allied to Russia. They never supported Tanzania because of this reason.

    • @meche1230
      @meche1230 3 года назад +2

      😂😂😂right

    • @Powerdriver777
      @Powerdriver777 3 года назад +8

      He just another version of Trump

  • @GlobohomoGulag4678
    @GlobohomoGulag4678 6 лет назад +4078

    It's really quite an inspirational story. To go from goat herder to brutal dictator.
    Just goes to show you should never give up on your dreams.

    • @brickreddonut3806
      @brickreddonut3806 6 лет назад +148

      😂

    • @robertemery8660
      @robertemery8660 6 лет назад +187

      No more shoe shines

    • @wwedonuts
      @wwedonuts 6 лет назад +94

      Billy Batts who tf dreams to be a brutal dictator

    • @jackieann5494
      @jackieann5494 6 лет назад +15

      😂L😂O😂L.😂 L😂O😂L😂

    • @TheGodlessGuitarist
      @TheGodlessGuitarist 6 лет назад +138

      you mean my dreams of commiting genocide could be realised? Thanks dude. I needed the pep.

  • @Mrsolodolo98
    @Mrsolodolo98 4 года назад +2271

    Hey, as a Kenyan that's never had an easily consumable form of African Historical content i really appreciate this. Any chance we could see more on the continent?

    • @jackhamilton9604
      @jackhamilton9604 4 года назад +52

      He did a video about Robert Mugabe

    • @GraceMusyoka
      @GraceMusyoka 3 года назад +29

      I love it, too. shocked he helped the British fight Maumau. Very much not our friend.

    • @henzohewson
      @henzohewson 3 года назад +42

      @@GraceMusyoka Amin wanted to annex parts of Kenya and almost started a war with the nation in 1976. And yes, he also did help crush the Mau Mau Uprising as part of the King’s African Rifles.

    • @zorbaz3940
      @zorbaz3940 3 года назад +29

      there is a channel called New Africa about African history it's good

    • @dumbfoundedkiryu9468
      @dumbfoundedkiryu9468 3 года назад +4

      Plenty of warlords to talk about

  • @zachmiller6478
    @zachmiller6478 2 года назад +195

    Fun fact: in 2003 my father was working as a doctor in the ICU at King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Jeddah, and one of his patients was Idi Amin. He was one of two ICU doctors who cared for Idi Amin during the last several weeks of his life.

    • @RogueBoyScout
      @RogueBoyScout Год назад +19

      @SpaceAce100 died in 2003... He was exiled to Saudi Arabia if I recall....

    • @RogueBoyScout
      @RogueBoyScout Год назад +5

      Did Amin tell your dad that he was in his dream about how he would die?
      (

    • @zacharymiller4198
      @zacharymiller4198 Год назад

      @@RogueBoyScout Haha, not that I know of. :)

    • @joecurran2811
      @joecurran2811 Год назад

      What was he like?

    • @zachmiller6478
      @zachmiller6478 Год назад +22

      @@joecurran2811 According to dad he didn't say much. He was morbidly obese at this point, extremely unhealthy and unwell. His sons were there at the hospital as well, they were educated in the UK I believe, and were very well-spoken and clearly intelligent and well-educated. It was an unusual situation for sure! He found the sons charming and easy to talk to, but didn't get any warmth from Idi, who soon fell into a coma and died. We were home watching CNN when they announced Idi had died in a hospital in Jeddah, I looked over at dad and he said "strange, I should have gotten a call, he is my patient after all." He called the ward and got confirmation he was still alive. These news organizations get stuff wrong all the time.

  • @abdallasa7077
    @abdallasa7077 4 года назад +1395

    British officer: I'm about to start this man's whole career

    • @LancasterResponding
      @LancasterResponding 4 года назад +48

      Solid twist on the meme.

    • @theassassin9326
      @theassassin9326 3 года назад +6

      Ami actually said that he is the conquerd of the brithis empire

    • @flash4901
      @flash4901 3 года назад +10

      @Rome Fortunato he became president at the hands of the british

    • @johntalton6805
      @johntalton6805 3 года назад +13

      @Rome Fortunato no he’s saying that all of this was possible when a British officer let him into the army

    • @dronespace
      @dronespace 3 года назад +2

      Lol

  • @Azaghal1988
    @Azaghal1988 6 лет назад +1378

    Interesting Fact: The israeli soldier killed during the rescue mission was Jonathan Netanjahu, the older brother of the current prime minister of israel Benjamin Netanjahu.

    • @paulinotou
      @paulinotou 5 лет назад +67

      That is actually interesting, was their whole family Special forces or something.

    • @IsraelLuisGeerRivera-ff4cg
      @IsraelLuisGeerRivera-ff4cg 5 лет назад +2

      Don Dada wait I know you

    • @wkdravenna
      @wkdravenna 5 лет назад +34

      @Don Dada poor you, what do you do? Cry bitch and moan on the internet? Lmao.

    • @EKJ79980284217
      @EKJ79980284217 5 лет назад +61

      God bless israel

    • @IsraelLuisGeerRivera-ff4cg
      @IsraelLuisGeerRivera-ff4cg 5 лет назад +1

      wkdravenna hey man that's too far we are better than that.

  • @tmack11
    @tmack11 6 лет назад +436

    "An incredible person, who is certainly not mad.."
    "Having to say he's "not mad" is giving me doubts..."

    • @trillgates2452
      @trillgates2452 6 лет назад +20

      Tmack
      Stable Genius.

    • @embe1
      @embe1 6 лет назад +6

      Tmack my thoughts exactly :)

    • @corbeau-_-
      @corbeau-_- 6 лет назад

      @@embe1 denying the rumour that is widespread -.-

    • @deadarmd
      @deadarmd 6 лет назад +8

      It's likely a report just after someone called him insane

    • @AidanMclaren
      @AidanMclaren 6 лет назад +7

      Suspiciously specific denial.

  • @DawnyAussie
    @DawnyAussie 3 года назад +643

    It always amazes me just how many cruel people get away with their actions and live long lives and die peacefully.

    • @mrhollow8697
      @mrhollow8697 3 года назад +72

      @DMD any evidence to support such claim?

    • @lolilollolilol7773
      @lolilollolilol7773 3 года назад +35

      @@mrhollow8697 26 convictions just for the Mueller report. And the entire Trump organization is going to be inculpated very soon.
      But we are far from the subject of Amin Dada

    • @Pandaxtor
      @Pandaxtor 3 года назад +8

      @DMD Its fine to be horny for him but please don't post it in a sfw area.

    • @douglasbubbletrousers4763
      @douglasbubbletrousers4763 3 года назад +49

      @DMD Alright, back to Reddit with you

    • @cynthiatucker2147
      @cynthiatucker2147 3 года назад +9

      But there’s God’s judgment.

  • @davidebcc92
    @davidebcc92 6 лет назад +936

    > "I need more time to properly reform the government"
    > * becomes Lord of all beasts of the earth and fishes of the sea *

    • @memoofjacoboarbenzjuanarev9724
      @memoofjacoboarbenzjuanarev9724 6 лет назад +38

      What government doesn't claim it's
      FOOOOO DAAA PIIIIPPPPOOLLLEEE.

    • @memoofjacoboarbenzjuanarev9724
      @memoofjacoboarbenzjuanarev9724 6 лет назад +3

      @Graig Simmonette Half wrong yes their are just brainwashed Americans but most Americans don't like any of them and know but can't do anything as they out spend the other candidate's so when voting time comes their the only one most people know about Money in Politics corrupt the system the People themselves actaully do know what they want and are on the right side but since this country is representative and their representatives are bribed by the donor class they of course wont represent the peoples will but get relected because they can simply outspend the rest it's not that the voters like them. Americans have woke to this and are moving out of the established parties funded by corporations and the wealthy to grass roots movement that are against this but it's a uphill battle as we will never be able to out spend them but we have the ideas and the people we just need keep going. You know bernie Sanders would be president he was frauded by the Clintons and DNC but Even after he'd be beating trump by double digits and it was simply his ideas that are for people. I am tired of living in a world where they talk about how we humans are so advanced yet we can't even take care of the basics.

    • @em1osmurf
      @em1osmurf 6 лет назад +3

      trump: working on it, working on it.

    • @slashismyhommie8182
      @slashismyhommie8182 6 лет назад +4

      Hahaha, ya, that's one of the best lines of a dictator of all time. He wasn't fucking around

    • @kohalurker
      @kohalurker 6 лет назад +3

      >implying greentext originated on 4chan

  • @slashismyhommie8182
    @slashismyhommie8182 6 лет назад +816

    In high school I did a spoken presentation biography report on Idi Amin. The teacher didn't know who he was and I had to wait a week to get a grade. I wound up getting an A.

    • @bosbanon3452
      @bosbanon3452 6 лет назад +43

      I think your teacher only know good guys's biography

    • @mikitz
      @mikitz 6 лет назад +95

      Easy to narrow it down to you being an American...

    • @knutdergroe9757
      @knutdergroe9757 6 лет назад +12

      And had a worthless degree......

    • @slashismyhommie8182
      @slashismyhommie8182 6 лет назад +52

      @Charlie K No, he knew the more notable things like the operation entebbe hostage thing and being part of the British army, but didn't know smaller things such as the boxing champ and him flunking aptitude tests then going into receive university degrees etc. It was also the mid to late 90s era and he was old and was sticking mainly to what was in the curriculum and probably retired shortly after I graduated. And to be honest even finding anything on him at the time was difficult to find in print, I just liked the nickname the butcher of Uganda. He did some research and after giving me an a thanked me for not picking the generic Martin Luther King and John f Kennedy biography reports like he gets every year.

    • @DavidAWA
      @DavidAWA 6 лет назад +81

      A world history teacher once counted me wrong for identifying "Russia" on a map when he said it was actually "The former Soviet Union." I told him that was like identifying Asia as "former Mongolia." He said, "When did Mongolia take over Asia?" I switched classes to US history, but ... you know. The Mongols.

  • @robwebster1098
    @robwebster1098 5 лет назад +819

    Captain Alex would've taken him down

    • @garbagebanditdayz819
      @garbagebanditdayz819 5 лет назад +55

      This is probably the best comment in this comment section

    • @legendovbago4716
      @legendovbago4716 5 лет назад +65

      Commando,,man drop da bomb

    • @heartattackphil
      @heartattackphil 5 лет назад +30

      GUAGUAGUAGUAGUAGUAGUAGUAGUAGUAGUAG

    • @oofoofington8307
      @oofoofington8307 5 лет назад +36

      Captain Alex is dead. It's all up to Fat Commander now.

    • @spade3779
      @spade3779 5 лет назад +37

      *A C T I O N P A C K E D M O V I E*

  • @taiwoash1388
    @taiwoash1388 3 года назад +196

    He offered to broker peace in Northern Ireland… Gotta love this guy’s confidence 😄

  • @troy801
    @troy801 4 года назад +1015

    Idi Amin was the type of guy to write OK under 'do not write in this space'.

    • @jaredmackey4511
      @jaredmackey4511 3 года назад +15

      🤣🤣

    • @averma32
      @averma32 3 года назад +9

      Lol :D

    • @nyakadot.esq.2746
      @nyakadot.esq.2746 3 года назад +5

      😂😂

    • @Josep_Hernandez_Lujan
      @Josep_Hernandez_Lujan 3 года назад +37

      Yes, but he'd use your blood rather than ink

    • @yurilouback6331
      @yurilouback6331 3 года назад +20

      It's funny how such stupid people tend to get so famous and powerful. What, obviously, leads to terrible things like seen in the video.

  • @dudeistpreist5721
    @dudeistpreist5721 6 лет назад +2673

    9:38 "...he found a scapegoat.."
    its gonna be Jews, its gonna be Jews.
    "...asains... "
    Huh, that's a new one.

    • @Volvith
      @Volvith 5 лет назад +134

      See, i was not the only one who was surprised.

    • @daerdevvyl4314
      @daerdevvyl4314 5 лет назад +228

      Das Carlin Well, he got around to the Jews later.

    • @paulstenberg3915
      @paulstenberg3915 5 лет назад +8

      @@PirateFunk why?

    • @k3kboi665
      @k3kboi665 5 лет назад +22

      @@paulstenberg3915 because then you will understand why it happened.

    • @cstef5592
      @cstef5592 5 лет назад +4

      @@k3kboi665 And why did it happen?

  • @Cheka__
    @Cheka__ 4 года назад +517

    Forest Whitaker was amazing in his portrayal of Amin in 'The Last King of Scotland'.

    • @LillysConner
      @LillysConner 3 года назад +38

      Yes he was and he sure deserved that award he got, I was in 3rd grade when he was finally ousted, Idi Amin was brutal and had 1st grader vocabulary when he spoke English

    • @justinhunt4767
      @justinhunt4767 3 года назад +12

      Great movie

    • @rw4754
      @rw4754 2 года назад

      Yes. I met Idi Amin and Whittaker became Idi Amin. The story is not true - the characters swapped out - but painted a perfect portrait anyway.
      Idi's Dr Barkham was was our neighbor & Amin's "Little White Monkey" was a creature called Bob Astol - or Bob Asshole as he was called. A
      min's 3rd wife did have an affair with a Dr & got pregnant. Botched abortion & the Dr committed suicide.

    • @tymfer
      @tymfer 2 года назад +2

      Great movie

    • @dionysoscub
      @dionysoscub 2 года назад +2

      @Kerrie Wilson Agreed. However, the film never claimed to be a biopic, but rather an adaptation of a fictional novel by Giles Foden.

  • @yahyeleban10
    @yahyeleban10 3 года назад +285

    “... virtually bone from the neck up and needs things explained in words of one letter.” What a BURN 😂

    • @getoverit2800
      @getoverit2800 3 года назад +8

      And a university STILL gave him a PhD........

    • @lyndaoneill7813
      @lyndaoneill7813 3 года назад +4

      Yeh,pit he hadn't been "bonedead" from the waist down,he may not have fathered so many kids.I hope they turned out ok.

    • @JellyLocke
      @JellyLocke 3 года назад +4

      Ngl I didn't see this as a burn. I saw it as he's hardheaded and doesn't care for complex explanations ie he was very efficient and borderline unstoppable lol

  • @stephenmccarthy4235
    @stephenmccarthy4235 6 лет назад +620

    His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hajj Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of all the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Sea and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular.
    no delusions of grandeur there.

    • @thearousedeunuch
      @thearousedeunuch 6 лет назад +121

      That's a very modest title.

    • @kemarhamilton8813
      @kemarhamilton8813 6 лет назад +1

      stephen mccarthy Sarcasm

    • @carlosmarte428
      @carlosmarte428 6 лет назад +15

      stephen mccarthy Very common in those days unfortunately, look at the Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo's official title.

    • @huru2guru
      @huru2guru 6 лет назад +14

      You also forgot to mention that he forbade using title "president" for others so he could be the only one in whole country. Really.

    • @biteme9486
      @biteme9486 6 лет назад +36

      Well he didn’t claim dominion of the birds in the sky

  • @hxcpwnage999
    @hxcpwnage999 5 лет назад +848

    “An incredible person who certainly is not mad" did he have a gun to this guys head or something? Who points that out when they're complimenting somebody?

    • @alanfulcher460
      @alanfulcher460 5 лет назад +142

      Idi "stable genius" Amin

    • @PixelLife101
      @PixelLife101 4 года назад +16

      Probably sarcastic

    • @tumainei835
      @tumainei835 4 года назад +1

      😂🤣😂

    • @tonysoprano200
      @tonysoprano200 4 года назад

      9o

    • @John-doe955
      @John-doe955 4 года назад +29

      I feel like that was a “subtle” way of informing people that he was mad without directly saying it.

  • @ignitionfrn2223
    @ignitionfrn2223 4 года назад +302

    0:45 - Chapter 1 - The early years
    2:20 - Chapter 2 - A model soldier
    4:55 - Chapter 3 - A new nation
    7:10 - Chapter 4 - The brute emerges
    9:10 - Chapter 5 - Dictator
    10:45 - Chapter 6 - Finding new friends
    13:25 - Mid roll ads
    14:15 - Chapter 7 - The madman exposed
    17:00 - Chapter 8 - Raid on entebbe

  • @BaddaBigBoom
    @BaddaBigBoom 3 года назад +61

    I remember in an interview, his chair creaking under the weight of his huge bulk as he leaned towards the interviewer and said "I consider myself to be the most powerful man in the world and you are very lucky to be interviewing me".

  • @benmcnutt223
    @benmcnutt223 5 лет назад +112

    my father was born in kampala uganda just before amin's reign, luckily him and the rest of his family was able to escape before, Amin's purge came into full effect. God forbid he may not have survived

    • @alexisjankowski3281
      @alexisjankowski3281 5 лет назад +9

      Ben McNutt I am glad your family got out. That sounds like pure chaos! Rampant murders, sponsored racism and increasing inflation. I had no idea the people of Uganda had to suffer from this just a generation ago! That picture of skulls on the cart is shocking.

    • @benmcnutt223
      @benmcnutt223 5 лет назад +6

      @@alexisjankowski3281 sadly this is largely what a majority of Africa has had to go through

  • @arjunalibhai9475
    @arjunalibhai9475 5 лет назад +58

    My dad grew up in Kampala Uganda, he was 9 when he and his family fled as refugees, similar story to many I have heard in the comments, my fam fled to England and then bc Canada. My dad has told me stories of hiding under his bed to dodge bullets and witnessing people getting murdered left right and center. The doctor character in "last king of scotland" was a person friend of my families. Not the white one, the one who gets executed. Anyways, I am so lucky to be here today considering what my entire dad's side of the family went through to make it to Canada. Much love to everyone

    • @heiditoffan6968
      @heiditoffan6968 3 года назад +3

      You mean Dr. Obene?

    • @Ali-tu8yz
      @Ali-tu8yz 2 года назад

      Come back home ,Kampala misses you

    • @mahfoudseraf1889
      @mahfoudseraf1889 2 года назад

      @@Ali-tu8yz yeah even tho i'm not a mind reader i think he's good dude

  • @kibinot
    @kibinot 6 лет назад +432

    Finally you listened to me. Do Eduardo dos Santos "the silent dictator" who ruled Angola for 41yrs without anyone knowing him. He retired quietly last yr.

    • @ssach7
      @ssach7 6 лет назад +1

      was he bad?

    • @MrCordycep
      @MrCordycep 6 лет назад +17

      Is it him or his daughter that is worth something like $20bil US?

    • @joeblow5417
      @joeblow5417 6 лет назад +6

      Why dont you at least say please!

    • @kibinot
      @kibinot 6 лет назад +4

      @@MrCordycep the daughter

    • @jillvalentinefan77
      @jillvalentinefan77 6 лет назад +11

      @@MrCordycep Is she hot though ?

  • @augustsunflower771
    @augustsunflower771 2 года назад +25

    I didn’t experience Idd Amin , but I come from a part in Tanzania that was being fought over by both my country and Uganda at the time , and to this day in my village you hear children sing this eerie hymn “ when Idd Amin dies , I will not cry , I will throw him in River Kagera to be fed to the crocodiles”

  • @mayanaicker4866
    @mayanaicker4866 6 лет назад +224

    I live in South Africa and saw the heads in the freezer, among other atrocities, in the media. I don't believe we had television back then. The images in the freezer stuck in my head, and I'm 68 years 0ld! It was frightening!

    • @arthurvickers7135
      @arthurvickers7135 5 лет назад +1

      Maya Naicker
      Now l'm more certain he should be-- resurrected-and pay an official visit to
      The British parliament

    • @tomjanik4671
      @tomjanik4671 5 лет назад +1

      What a "heady" story!

    • @sammiefilez8247
      @sammiefilez8247 5 лет назад +3

      Maya Naicker movies but not in real life

    • @mannerheommhagel6761
      @mannerheommhagel6761 5 лет назад +7

      @@tomjanik4671 not funny

    • @sabamakedah7910
      @sabamakedah7910 5 лет назад +6

      🤣 You saw the heads In a movie. Stop being dramatic 🤦🏽‍♀️🙄

  • @666ilucifer
    @666ilucifer 4 года назад +368

    The cycle of tyrants, they first appear as a dreamed ruler before falling into paranoia and then, brutality.

    • @heathercontois4501
      @heathercontois4501 4 года назад +15

      What a familiar theme in recent and current days.

    • @handyvickers
      @handyvickers 4 года назад +14

      Yeah... Donald trump could've followed that trend, had he been able to... Same personality type!

    • @DieGamerAG
      @DieGamerAG 4 года назад +2

      @big Feet Well, Idriss Deby isn't really that much better than Hissene Habre

    • @ruebke1485
      @ruebke1485 3 года назад +33

      @@handyvickers trump man is as bad as a brutal dictator apparently, get help

    • @handyvickers
      @handyvickers 3 года назад +1

      @famous austrian painter I come from Africa, a continent full of dictators...
      It doesn't make T**** any less dangerous or evil...

  • @acotojest
    @acotojest 6 лет назад +819

    Simon don't explain urself about the ads. We understand. Quality content need to be reinbursed, u r taking time to produce the videos and time is money. I am glad u found the sponsors. Keep making great videos.

    • @Ariaaae
      @Ariaaae 5 лет назад +10

      Exactly my thought, these ads aren't annoying at all especially if we know it'll help them create these videos.

    • @sethlong9118
      @sethlong9118 5 лет назад +14

      "And as he finished removing the now severed heads, he looked back, his eyes shone with rage, and mindlessly he began lunging at the young woman to-" (Commerical)
      "New Axe body spray to takes all your blues away, let me tell you about this amazing product for three minutes!!".

    • @sethlong9118
      @sethlong9118 5 лет назад +3

      Not annoying at all. 🙄

    • @YouTubeYouTube-hy4sl
      @YouTubeYouTube-hy4sl 5 лет назад +1

      I don't think you're receiving the message he's broadcasting. By reminding you about the ad he is asking you buy the product

    • @sethlong9118
      @sethlong9118 5 лет назад +1

      @@RUclipsRUclips-hy4sl
      And I don't think you understand what good storytelling is, all you have to do is not interrupt yourself with something completely unrelated, stick to the script so to speak.
      RUclips does a fine job of reminding you of the ads, you get 1 to 5 depending on the channel.
      It breaks immersion.

  • @carlireland5049
    @carlireland5049 2 года назад +26

    It wasn’t that Idi Amin deliberately withheld air support from the Ugandan invasion of Tanzania. The problem was that the Israel Defence Force destroyed a large portion of the Ugandan Air Force during the Entebbe Raid. Amin’s idiocy rests in the fact that rather than postponing the invasion until the air force could be replenished, he went ahead with it anyways. Also, he had already purged all qualified military officers from the country, meaning that the invasion force literally knew nothing about military strategy or tactics.

  • @redrb26dett
    @redrb26dett 4 года назад +292

    It's strange how governments never learn mistakes of history and always back the biggest monsters and sadists and still do

    • @sabrinanascimento5248
      @sabrinanascimento5248 3 года назад +12

      Yup that’s why got Trump , a Sociopath. His niece said that in her book. I was thinking 😩 Too late.

    • @TheArbiter1721
      @TheArbiter1721 3 года назад +30

      @@sabrinanascimento5248 my god why does it always have to go back to trump we know you hated him I think you guys have said that about more times than you can count just be glad you have forget me lots as your president now

    • @aces553
      @aces553 3 года назад +6

      @@sabrinanascimento5248 Oh my. A severe case of TDS.
      Leftist cult member? CNN and MSNBC viewer?

    • @ScottyTownsend91
      @ScottyTownsend91 3 года назад +25

      @@sabrinanascimento5248 look there were things about him I didn’t like but he isn’t nowhere near a Stalin or this monster….

    • @peenoice5176
      @peenoice5176 3 года назад +12

      @@sabrinanascimento5248 trump the guy who's against centralized power and decreased government regulations is considered a tyrant.

  • @WOODR52
    @WOODR52 4 года назад +92

    Myself and my team met Idi Amin (General ), in the 70's greeting us at the Kampala Airport, We were hired to build a 50K watt jamming station, We worked for General Dynamics..A personable fellow, Champion boxer, we all shook his hand. I was an olympic weightlifter 245lb, and I felt small . he spoke fair english, Never thought he would be such a monster. Glad we got out of there.

  • @2HRTS1LOVE
    @2HRTS1LOVE 6 лет назад +588

    A witch doctor has a son who she makes memorize the Koran, and then he grows to be 6'4", 250+ lbs. What could possibly go wrong?

    • @residentimp
      @residentimp 6 лет назад +81

      Witchcraft in general is haram so I dunno why they even consider themselves Muslim

    • @UsmanKhan-iu1ci
      @UsmanKhan-iu1ci 5 лет назад +40

      man had 35 kids wtf..

    • @managerofthecostumeparty5090
      @managerofthecostumeparty5090 5 лет назад +1

      Joonieverse yeah

    • @MrScar665
      @MrScar665 5 лет назад

      Lol

    • @viktorberzinsky4781
      @viktorberzinsky4781 5 лет назад +40

      @@residentimp Folk magic and thinly veiled Pagan practices were pretty common all throughout Christian Europe for many centuries. Why should followers of any sect of Islam or any religion be that different? This sort of thing is historically very common. I mean even now people who consider themselves devout Christians in the southern U.S.A. practice Hoodoo, similar things are still true of people who live in the English countryside, and in Russia something referred to as "Double Faith" was pretty common. Go to Indonesia and you'll find plenty of Muslims who revere and work with Spirits. Religion is a very complicated matter the world over.
      Also has anyone here even skimmed The Qur'an? It's really no more screwed up than any other holy text. It also explicitly condemns a lot of the abuses people such as him engage in.

  • @someone8323
    @someone8323 Год назад +4

    My mom was born and brought up in Kampala. My great great grandfather migrated to Uganda from India back in 1890s. As you can imagine, my maternal family, even though Indian, always felt as though they were Africans. In 1971, when my mom was 14, Indians were given a 2 day notice period to leave Uganda. Suddenly, all her African family and friends also seemed to side with Idi Amin’s decision. There was a prevalent racism against southeast Asians although she remembers fondly of the African friends she had. So she tearfully parted Uganda the very same day leaving behind all our properties. We went from rich to paupers in a matter of a few hours. She sought asylum in Nigeria and UK, and then immigrated to India. Even until today she never feels home in India and has been wanting to move back to Uganda. She’s been fighting court cases to get back her properties in Uganda. Although we know she won’t get anywhere with it we just let her chase after them for her happiness.

    • @jackwarner8253
      @jackwarner8253 Год назад

      90 days was given, if one of us is being honest here.

    • @someone8323
      @someone8323 Год назад

      @@jackwarner8253 yeah you’re right it’s 90 days

  • @Metztli22
    @Metztli22 5 лет назад +905

    Started from the bottom now we here

  • @rainmanslim4611
    @rainmanslim4611 6 лет назад +39

    The ppl here saying Idi Amin was in some way a "hero" are delusional.
    The British made him a soldier, but he became a monster on his own. There were/are endless African men who became soldiers in the British colonial armies and remained upstanding men. The British did many terrible things, but they didn't create the monster of Idi Amin.

    • @johndef5075
      @johndef5075 5 лет назад +7

      Colonialism was bad enough. Probably responsible for way more deaths too. So wheres that story?

    • @richardwright1512
      @richardwright1512 5 лет назад

      Anyone who is backed by Britain, Europe or America is a puppet. His or hers number one priority will be the above meddling devil countries, last on the list will be their own people/countries. If a leader comes along and dose not comply with the above devil countries he/she will be eliminated.

    • @nicolakirton2252
      @nicolakirton2252 2 года назад +1

      It is the British monarchy which taught Amin about butchering his victims.

    • @hbsupreme1499
      @hbsupreme1499 Год назад +1

      He trained with the Brita the most brutal colonial power with many atrocities including the army. Just because you're doing what about ISM about other soldiers who probably found another purpose to participate in besides politics doesn't equate to the fact that the military training and the colonial footprint was brutal

  • @briankinyanjui2424
    @briankinyanjui2424 4 года назад +57

    Fact: Before Amins war with Tanzania, he had threatened to annex part of Kenya but he feared brutal retaliation by Kenyatta

    • @ianmuiri3372
      @ianmuiri3372 3 года назад +5

      Kenyatta was also not to be messed around with. Stories of what he said about Idi Amin even thinking he can annex part of Kenya were chilling to Amin himself

    • @winnieasara301
      @winnieasara301 3 года назад +4

      That's what Kenyans have to say of course. But I must say, Kenyatta was great.

  • @ThePuschkin1986
    @ThePuschkin1986 3 года назад +40

    Worth mentioning about the aftermath of the Entebbe raid is that Amin had several army officers arrested and shot because they were suspected of collaborating with the Israelis. When Dora Bloch was dragged from her hospital bed, several doctors and nurses who tried to intervene were killed as well. On their way back to Israel the IDF planes made a refueling stop in Kenya. Angered, Amin had well over 200 Kenyans living in Uganda killed, a further 3000 fled the country.

  • @sota_59
    @sota_59 5 лет назад +564

    WHY ARE YOU RUNNING?!?!

  • @joeadair1339
    @joeadair1339 5 лет назад +318

    Last king of Scotland with forest Whittaker was a good take on this.

    • @l30S3UX
      @l30S3UX 5 лет назад +14

      great movie

    • @ML3180
      @ML3180 5 лет назад +10

      Whittaker's portrayal was a joke. It was nowhere near Amin in real life.

    • @aaronmarks9366
      @aaronmarks9366 5 лет назад +14

      That was a chilling an fantastic movie. That scene with the scrambled limbs still haunts me.

    • @BillyBob-jb3yy
      @BillyBob-jb3yy 5 лет назад

      Go Forest long days from fast times a ridgemont high

    • @Jamesuni
      @Jamesuni 5 лет назад

      @Ewarton Charlton , I've been intrigued by this guy my whole life. My dad would speak about him when I was a child. Could you please tell me where I could find more accuracy on the man?

  • @panchovilla9953
    @panchovilla9953 5 лет назад +239

    He died of a bad kidney, he had to have some in refrigerator

  • @geneicgaminghub9326
    @geneicgaminghub9326 Год назад +5

    "An incredible person who certainly is not mad"
    sounds like someone risked their life to warn everyone

  • @mimithebantu
    @mimithebantu 4 года назад +645

    My grandad was the general in the Tanzanian army that defeated Idi amin. John Butler Walden, he’s even got a wiki. He’s a critical part of that period in history. Would be nice if you add that detail.

    • @goforit321
      @goforit321 4 года назад +93

      Maureen Marandu your grandpa is a hero along with the other soldiers that defeated that mad dictator.

    • @sunrope77
      @sunrope77 4 года назад +26

      That’s incredible!

    • @waverider227
      @waverider227 4 года назад +14

      wow what a story!

    • @GrandMasterPeep
      @GrandMasterPeep 4 года назад +6

      Thank you!

    • @jamesb.9155
      @jamesb.9155 4 года назад +7

      Yep. He's there on Wiki alright.

  • @uralbob1
    @uralbob1 5 лет назад +83

    In 1980, I met and worked with a former Ugandan army officer, who told me of all those horrible atrocities. His name was also Amin, but he had no relation to !di. He said they often threw people off buildings and bridges while the victims cried and begged for their lives.
    The crocodiles learned to stay under and near the bridges, as they knew a meal would come soon. He told me the crocs would fight over the bodies. Many were eaten while still alive.
    He escaped Uganda while inspecting an outgoing flight for wanted suspects. He pulled a gun on the pilot, and told him to take off. He had learned from a friend, that Idi had his name on a hit list.
    He ended up in England and then eventually migrated to the U.S. This guy had horrible anger issues, and I was afraid of him a little, He had a lot of blood on his hands.

    • @LemonLimes99
      @LemonLimes99 5 лет назад +2

      What was his work in 1980

    • @uralbob1
      @uralbob1 5 лет назад +13

      He was a factory production line mechanis, and a damn good electrician.

    • @MarvoloSalazar
      @MarvoloSalazar 4 года назад

      @@uralbob1 Did he tell you why idi wanted him dead if he was his officer

    • @uralbob1
      @uralbob1 4 года назад +17

      @@MarvoloSalazar Well. I'm not completely sure. He would kill people who knew things, or had done something he didn't like. The guy I knew had rounded up many people of all social strata, in and out of government.
      He once threw an African chief off a 10 story building because the chief wouldn't make his women cover their breasts as per their culture.
      I asked him once if people didn't beg and scream for their lives. He said "of course, all of them did".
      I think that many of the people that Amin killed had just lived out their usefulness and probably knew things that might cause trouble in the future.
      It was very disturbing for me, but I wanted to know.

    • @MarvoloSalazar
      @MarvoloSalazar 4 года назад +1

      @@uralbob1 well thats disturbing growing up we learned about him and i got to see images of his victims they were very gruesome but first hand accounts are different. The fact that he casually said all this to you would make me stay away from him. Honestly dont know how such people live with themselves. I do understand the curiosity though haha

  • @maxromerzuu2384
    @maxromerzuu2384 5 лет назад +387

    He ate my grand fathers friend, honestly this was a story I heard growing up

    • @JohnSmith-kz8yo
      @JohnSmith-kz8yo 5 лет назад +115

      I heard Idi was just fed up with the guy...

    • @CallieMasters5000
      @CallieMasters5000 5 лет назад +93

      Was he a comedian? Idi said he tasted funny.

    • @aaronmarks9366
      @aaronmarks9366 5 лет назад +3

      Jesus

    • @BillyBob-jb3yy
      @BillyBob-jb3yy 5 лет назад +2

      Hey it all takes like chicken

    • @haztetv7226
      @haztetv7226 5 лет назад +19

      @ColerainSwaggify you just say that and want to sit in your own protected bubble, if you really believe it isnt like that, travel there ? You seem to be fed up with the west, Africans will gladly welcome you! Surely?

  • @Pyro_Shark___
    @Pyro_Shark___ 3 года назад +26

    You know there’s one person in particular I want a biographics done about, you yourself Simon Whistler. I’ve seen you on so many different channels and your face and voice are recognizable to me to the point where it feels like I’ve met you in person. I’ve grown up on this platform and I’ve been following you for quite some time. I may be but one person but I would like to get to know your career path and early life. I love your unbiased look at information. Even while talking about murderous dictators you don’t bother to slander their names. I respect you a lot and I hope to see a biographics on a face I’ve been seeing since I was in my early teens playing minecraft and watching top tens

  • @jonathankwizeramfitebyose
    @jonathankwizeramfitebyose 3 года назад +194

    I am Ugandan but your knowledge of our history is outstanding, good stuff mate!

    • @bryeetsonny9458
      @bryeetsonny9458 3 года назад

      People are saying he’s lying in the comments about the person in the video I’m confused I’m American so not informed properly on this person was he bad person or not?

    • @halfway7690
      @halfway7690 3 года назад +16

      @@bryeetsonny9458 No, he definitely was bad.

    • @bryeetsonny9458
      @bryeetsonny9458 3 года назад

      @@halfway7690 Thanks for the reply

    • @MJosef-jo8py
      @MJosef-jo8py 3 года назад

      @JeffChad are u sick Indians aren't a tribe in Uganda that is only in Kenya

    • @MJosef-jo8py
      @MJosef-jo8py 3 года назад +1

      @JeffChad Jesus Christ , them being recognized as a group doesn't make them a tribe in Uganda , there are many foreign pipo of different heritage in Uganda that are recognized as a group but not as a tribe . that Indian issue was closed years back when they wanted 2 be called the "bayiindi" just like in Kenya but the parliament didn't approve of that becoz statistically they are more Indians who are non natives compared 2 those that have been born and raised from here ( many Indians over here 2day are just migrated 2 Uganda of recent and very few are Even first generation settlers ) . It was among this reason why people of Rwandan heritage were recognized constitutionally as a tribe ( u will find most are like 5th generation settlers ) but recently they were facing trouble with national ID registration and they were told by the government to change their name.
      In conclusion , the Indians aren't recognized as a tribe and u won't find that anywhere in Uganda's constitution coz that it was thrown out . unless u sticking to your imagination.

  • @krt88nc
    @krt88nc 4 года назад +200

    6-4, 240 pounds and he was the “light” heavyweight champion. Damn where does the heavyweight division start?

    • @noticemesenpai69
      @noticemesenpai69 4 года назад

      You can cut 40 lbs if you’re a boxer

    • @kingwahangman432
      @kingwahangman432 4 года назад +1

      @@noticemesenpai69 200 lb is not light weight

    • @noticemesenpai69
      @noticemesenpai69 4 года назад +1

      @@kingwahangman432 you don’t know what “light heavyweight” division is. You don’t know boxing. Please stfu and learn boxing weight classes. Thx

    • @SugarRayValentine
      @SugarRayValentine 3 года назад +6

      @@noticemesenpai69 175lbs is light heavyweight in boxing, 200lbs is cruiser weight you mistaken UFC weights for boxing

    • @leosaloranta6752
      @leosaloranta6752 3 года назад +1

      @@noticemesenpai69 The highest weight for Light Heavy weight considered in some places is 209 pounds 240 is bigger than 209 I highly doubt he would be considered a light heavyweight nearly anywhere

  • @dionysoscub
    @dionysoscub 2 года назад +21

    Very well-done video. I remember being in elementary school when many of his later exploits were being discussed in the news. Btw the image at 17:32 is not Idi Amin, but of late actor, Yaphet Kotto, who portrayed him in the 1977 NBC tv movie "Raid on Entebbe".

  • @manindrachoudhary1471
    @manindrachoudhary1471 6 лет назад +267

    The only Israeli paratrooper to have died in the Entebbe raid was the elder brother of Benjamin Netanyahu.

    • @memoofjacoboarbenzjuanarev9724
      @memoofjacoboarbenzjuanarev9724 6 лет назад +50

      Don't feel bad Netanyahu has killed dozens in raids of all kind especially Air Raids.

    • @manindrachoudhary1471
      @manindrachoudhary1471 6 лет назад +15

      @@memoofjacoboarbenzjuanarev9724 🤔

    • @memoofjacoboarbenzjuanarev9724
      @memoofjacoboarbenzjuanarev9724 6 лет назад +6

      @@manindrachoudhary1471 What are you confused on?

    • @manindrachoudhary1471
      @manindrachoudhary1471 6 лет назад +35

      @@memoofjacoboarbenzjuanarev9724 Yes, I'm a bit confused. I had merely stated a fact, when I wrote that Netanyahu's elder brother died the during. What made you think that I felt anything about stating a mere fact.

    • @memoofjacoboarbenzjuanarev9724
      @memoofjacoboarbenzjuanarev9724 6 лет назад +9

      @@manindrachoudhary1471 ooh just a comment on the yahus. Yiah Netanyahu has slaughtered many with even more impunity. What was his older brother doing in africa?

  • @spankymcanus999
    @spankymcanus999 4 года назад +154

    My favorite Amin fact is that he use to say “human meat is salty like jaguars meat” always thought that was a hard flex

    • @cheebacheeba6507
      @cheebacheeba6507 4 года назад +4

      Would you think that if you were one of his victims?

    • @spankymcanus999
      @spankymcanus999 4 года назад +27

      @@cheebacheeba6507 yeah even more so actually I’d be like “dudes talking about eating Jaguars and people there’s no getting out of this one” lmao

    • @meche1230
      @meche1230 3 года назад +1

      Too hard for me😂😂

    • @elibreezy
      @elibreezy 3 года назад +1

      @@spankymcanus999 💀

    • @MJosef-jo8py
      @MJosef-jo8py 3 года назад +1

      There are no facts in what u said . the cannibalism stuff was just mere propaganda

  • @horrortackleharry
    @horrortackleharry 6 лет назад +128

    Something tells me Amin would have felt right at home on RUclips....

    • @kari7403
      @kari7403 6 лет назад +6

      I think you're onto something there.

    • @Volvith
      @Volvith 5 лет назад +3

      Haha, yea boye.

    • @danielogats
      @danielogats 5 лет назад +3

      Look at some of the comments here and you will see how right you are.

    • @full-timepog6844
      @full-timepog6844 5 лет назад +7

      "What's up Amin-ers" "today we're going to *prank* my high ranking officers" 🤣🤪🤪😈

  • @shadypinesma8909
    @shadypinesma8909 6 лет назад +78

    I was a teenager in the 1970's, and I remember Idi Amin, and Pol Pot, though living in America, it still scared me that there were people like this in the world. I hated the Vietnam War, because I realized that Americans were dying there. Thanks Simon for the history lesson, because I was young then I didn't know the whole story.

    • @ssach7
      @ssach7 6 лет назад +14

      I'd hate it more to see my compatriots soiling their honor and the country's honor by killing innocent people and dying doing it, rather than just the deaths in "our team". Dishonor was brought to the country, especially with Kissinger and Nixon, Reagan was no different

    • @ericspencer8093
      @ericspencer8093 6 лет назад +4

      I was a small child in the 70s, but I remember Idi Amin being a pop-culture catch-phrase for crazy.

  • @confusedtuba4443
    @confusedtuba4443 5 лет назад +176

    Your got your facts straight, your relatable, and you have soothing voice. Got my support!

    • @Biographics
      @Biographics  5 лет назад +27

      Thank you :)

    • @massacer57
      @massacer57 4 года назад +7

      You've got a white stain on the left corner of your cheek.

  • @The_Daily_Tomato
    @The_Daily_Tomato 5 лет назад +266

    Well at least Uganda is in stable good hands now and has a bright future ahead.
    What's that? Uganda is in the hands of madmen with human rights violations as long as my arms?
    Oh alright then. See you in 50 years then maybe.

    • @roway2381
      @roway2381 5 лет назад +4

      thank u atleast u understand if all presidents were like him we would not be pushed around by the likes of france

    • @The_Daily_Tomato
      @The_Daily_Tomato 5 лет назад +23

      @Tamara Rowland Please press the Read More option on my first comment :)

    • @garretth8224
      @garretth8224 5 лет назад +1

      @@roway2381 you sure about that?

    • @robertmann1423
      @robertmann1423 5 лет назад +1

      M7 keeps the place stable.
      It's going to kick off when he leaves power .

    • @thismarxtheendforjoo2298
      @thismarxtheendforjoo2298 5 лет назад +23

      ColerainSwaggify - it doesn’t matter what color someone is. Their actions are what make people think inferior....

  • @pyromania1018
    @pyromania1018 3 года назад +12

    "His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, CBE, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular"
    ~Idi Amin's full title

    • @ImperialElm
      @ImperialElm Год назад +2

      is "king of scotland" included?

  • @johnalbright8093
    @johnalbright8093 5 лет назад +113

    I remember reading Amin's want ads in Soldier of Fortune magazine looking for merc's to help him retake the country back in the 80's

    • @earlwright3613
      @earlwright3613 5 лет назад +10

      I almost answered one!

    • @thebutton
      @thebutton 5 лет назад +6

      Yes right next to the X-ray vision glasses

  • @gregoryturner9530
    @gregoryturner9530 6 лет назад +637

    damn Idi, you scary.

    • @Biographics
      @Biographics  6 лет назад +52

      Straight up.

    • @ariefraiser140
      @ariefraiser140 6 лет назад +41

      When the movie last king of Scotland came out so many Ugandans were traumatized by Forest Whitaker. Some thought he had come back. There's always superstition amongst my African people.

    • @magnificentfailure2390
      @magnificentfailure2390 6 лет назад +19

      I paid an inordinate amount of attention to world news as a kid in the 70's.
      I lived in Arizona at the time and *I* was terrified of Amin. I felt awful
      for Ugandan people.

    • @101jir
      @101jir 6 лет назад +21

      Worst part is, the guy got away with it all.

    • @gregoryturner9530
      @gregoryturner9530 6 лет назад +17

      @@ariefraiser140 I can't image how that must have felt for them. Those of your people who lived through those monstrous times are quite remarkable. Then to see that movie and immediately relive such trauma, I can't find the right words to even express all those feelings other than terror. You are all a resiliant people, that I truly respect.

  • @Demarcointuit
    @Demarcointuit 5 лет назад +304

    Have you done an episode on Belgium King Leopold who killed over 15 million and maimed millions more

    • @igotthejuice
      @igotthejuice 5 лет назад +10

      Its better when the person is a psychopath.

    • @Demarcointuit
      @Demarcointuit 5 лет назад +47

      smith maiming 30 million and killing 15 million doesn't qualify???

    • @igotthejuice
      @igotthejuice 5 лет назад +13

      He couldnt have possibly killed that many people the numbers are just too high. He would have to be killing and maiming 24/7 for years to kill that many people.

    • @Demarcointuit
      @Demarcointuit 5 лет назад +47

      @@igotthejuice read and check your history

    • @igotthejuice
      @igotthejuice 5 лет назад +34

      Ahh ok I checked up on it, turns out he was just king of the congo while the atrocities happened. A group of mercenaries called "the force publique" (or something) actually carried them out. Im glad I was able to help clarify that for you so you dont make the same mistake in the future.

  • @heybri
    @heybri 3 года назад +23

    "lord of all the beasts of the earth and fishes of the seas" made me spit my drink out laughing

  • @iyzyz
    @iyzyz 6 лет назад +286

    When weak people amass power, they go insane.

    • @madmax1717
      @madmax1717 6 лет назад +4

      True.

    • @JackJohnson-ht9cl
      @JackJohnson-ht9cl 6 лет назад +28

      Yazeed Saber
      When strong men do what nature made them to beta weak males cry on youtube

    • @iyzyz
      @iyzyz 6 лет назад +18

      wat

    • @danhua7475
      @danhua7475 6 лет назад +35

      Jack Johnson
      When people point out that absolute power is bad, insecure beta males go on youtube to justify their overtly toxic masculinity

    • @JuFated
      @JuFated 6 лет назад +30

      It's 'Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.'
      It doesnt matter if youre strong or weak. Anyone suddenly given so much power with zero checks and balances, they will go cuckoo bananas. In actuality, its the people who have have strong charismatic personalities that tend to become dictatorial nutjobs once they get their hands on the highest power of the land.

  • @bradknowles7846
    @bradknowles7846 4 года назад +69

    This narrator is on like 5 different channels, what a pure grinder!

    • @evaredacted
      @evaredacted 3 года назад

      Which channels

    • @UlyssesSGrant-de9pn
      @UlyssesSGrant-de9pn 3 года назад +4

      @@evaredacted - Business Blaze
      - Megaprojects
      - Today I Found Out
      - TopTenz
      - Biographics
      - Geographics

    • @susannelson4607
      @susannelson4607 3 года назад +4

      Along with The Casual Criminalist 🪓

  • @spacecatboy2962
    @spacecatboy2962 3 года назад +158

    if your mom is a witch doctor, youre already on a bad path in life

    • @vespa9566
      @vespa9566 3 года назад

      Only in Africa

    • @romeoselatole4734
      @romeoselatole4734 3 года назад +3

      @@vespa9566 There is no such thing as a witch dr in Africa, all those are western and racist terminologies of misunderstood and completely undermined African cultures

    • @vespa9566
      @vespa9566 3 года назад +3

      @@romeoselatole4734
      Oh Ok , put your head back in the sand.
      I have read and seen hundreds of stories of witchcraft, cannibalism and voodoo from that Barbaric continent, that and spreading worldwide from the black culture. From their so called kings & warlords. You probably don’t believe in Papa Doc or Baby doc either.

    • @mehakdeepsingh4849
      @mehakdeepsingh4849 3 года назад

      I’d blame the book he recited at a young age

    • @promethium-145
      @promethium-145 3 года назад +1

      @@mehakdeepsingh4849 I'd blame the lack of access to resources for the country's turmoil. If you don't have good resources, your country suffers.

  • @aky19832001
    @aky19832001 Год назад +5

    The man died in peace and never faced a single hour of being held accountable

  • @julianomsagati3811
    @julianomsagati3811 4 года назад +83

    On behalf of my fellow Tanzanians, the war was more thn that. because he wanted to take half of bukoba region ( north west ). He claims that the tribes and area is uganda.
    The west wouldnt help us because we were allies with the russians and Chinese at the time i guess.
    We won the war, and amin fled to Libya. We sacrificed alot to the point where our economy declined abit.

    • @TheIsaiah2076
      @TheIsaiah2076 4 года назад +3

      Salute brotha

    • @ricardosouza3119
      @ricardosouza3119 4 года назад +10

      Its one of those stories we dont hear about, the un dont support the people, they support their own interest, stand tall brother

    • @kadasrichard
      @kadasrichard 4 года назад +2

      I thought the war broke out because Amin wanted to annex the Kagera region of Tanzania, oh, I guess you always can learn something.

    • @briankinyanjui2424
      @briankinyanjui2424 4 года назад +6

      He also wanted to annex Kenya but feared and went to Tanzania

    • @Zawadi86
      @Zawadi86 4 года назад +6

      Declined a lot actually. We actually never recovered.not that Nyerere's socialism policies helped much

  • @willyreeves319
    @willyreeves319 6 лет назад +134

    240 as a light heavyweight?

    • @kenbee1957
      @kenbee1957 5 лет назад +3

      Uganda is a crazy place

    • @ashleymeggan
      @ashleymeggan 5 лет назад

      Exactly. My thought EXACTLY.

    • @flexgado249
      @flexgado249 5 лет назад +1

      Light heavyweight in boxing is 175 I’m 100% he was 240 when he long retired

  • @torndutch431
    @torndutch431 4 года назад +82

    1:06 why is it that in his teens he already looks like he's 46 years old and been through three divorces

  • @Stopthisrightnow560
    @Stopthisrightnow560 3 года назад +8

    "Sever ties with the Commonwealth."
    Nek minit
    "I *am* the Commonwealth."

  • @newperve
    @newperve 5 лет назад +164

    "Amin's brigade"
    Not to be confused with Amin's platoon, which was his kids.

    • @evolvedcopper2205
      @evolvedcopper2205 4 года назад +2

      I raise you one Jacob Zuma, including his illegitimate youngins

  • @pascal9055
    @pascal9055 5 лет назад +26

    Alarm bells should go off when the endorsement includes the strange uncalled for justification of “...certainly not mad...”

  • @oneofone210
    @oneofone210 4 года назад +54

    I award myself the title "Super Cool Guy Who Is The Best Ever!"

    • @UnDead483
      @UnDead483 3 года назад +2

      I'm pretty sure Trump tried to award himself that title.

  • @alanwilson6367
    @alanwilson6367 Год назад +1

    Flawless video as ever Simon thank you.😊

  • @1adam123
    @1adam123 3 года назад +49

    "Idi Amin Dada, that's 3 A's, 3 D's, and one gun" Richard Pryor.

  • @Studdblog
    @Studdblog 6 лет назад +17

    I've got to give you credit for the way you work in the advertisements. Well placed in the piece, not too long, and usually a product that's worthwhile. Nobody likes ads, but if you've got to have them, this is a good way to do it.

  • @shanelepono4482
    @shanelepono4482 4 года назад +45

    I've always said The Last King of Scotland with Forest Whitaker was a Disney rendition of the true Idi Amin.

    • @The_Republic_of_Ireland
      @The_Republic_of_Ireland 3 года назад +8

      How brutal WAS he??? From the stuff here from Fact Boi as well as Last King of Scotland I didn't think Amin could be more brutal

    • @adamcheklat7387
      @adamcheklat7387 3 года назад +5

      @@The_Republic_of_Ireland Brutal with a capital B.

  • @FinalAffliction
    @FinalAffliction Год назад +1

    You can lead by love or fear but fear is easy to achieve and is for certain. If you lead by love you can never really tell if the love has faded. Fear is the only real way to do it long term

  • @teenwolf989
    @teenwolf989 4 года назад +41

    7:02 "Amin began to take courses on socialism " [music intensifies]

  • @MyRonnierocket
    @MyRonnierocket 4 года назад +59

    I remember watching the news and hearing about the atrocities as a kid. But I never realised just how bad he was. Great video.

  • @nooneinparticular5273
    @nooneinparticular5273 3 года назад +70

    "An incredible person who is certainly not mad"
    Gonna guess that same person who wrote that once responded their wife asking them where they were last night with "I certainly wasn't cheating on you with my hotter, younger secretary."

    • @acknickulus
      @acknickulus 3 года назад

      Probably the same person that Christopher Columbus discovered America.

    • @alanab9674
      @alanab9674 3 года назад

      @@acknickulus ? Slavery. Human sacrifice. Cannibalism. Tribal warfare. Existed long before Columbus reached America.

    • @acknickulus
      @acknickulus 3 года назад

      @@alanab9674 Yep, the same people that taught you that also taught you that Christopher Columbus discovered America.

    • @alanab9674
      @alanab9674 3 года назад

      @@acknickulus Archeologists. Paleontologists. Anthropologists. Genetic historians. Etc. You missed the point. And are a product of your 'education.'

    • @acknickulus
      @acknickulus 3 года назад

      @@alanab9674 I bet you still think Jesus was a blond, blue eyed white man. Hell, I bet you still think he name was Jesus.

  • @Randomdive
    @Randomdive 9 месяцев назад +3

    Interesting fact: the one Israeli death of the Entebbe raid was Yonatan Netanyahu, the older brother of Benhamin Netanyahu. He has said that his hard-line stance towards terrorists was forged after his brother's death at Entebbe. Other members of the raid have since denounced the current PM.

  • @Paches92-
    @Paches92- 5 лет назад +65

    “The Rise and Fall of Idi Amin” and “The Last King of Scotland” 👍

  • @daleandrews9356
    @daleandrews9356 5 лет назад +15

    Thanks, Simon, for the great video. It was obviously well researched and was well presented and put together. I look forward to more of them in the future. Much appreciation for your efforts and keep them coming!

    • @denbel426
      @denbel426 2 года назад

      No you duped do you know when he was being trained was Golda Meir of Israel who trained him

  • @DJSubDOg
    @DJSubDOg 6 лет назад +44

    Constructive criticism here: I love your videos but please put your ads and sponsorships at the beginning or end of your videos, because honestly the ad part in the middle broke the flow of your video and it was quite frankly annoying.

    • @BethAnnMayberry
      @BethAnnMayberry 6 лет назад +6

      He actually addressed that in a recent video. He apologized for the interruptions, but said that the sponsor had requested (but I think they actually REQUIRED and he was trying to not make waves) the ad read not be at the end or beginning. It is annoying, to be sure, but hey, being a professional creator is a job, so I try to understand they have to pay the bills. (that being said, when it's too long, I still skip ahead!)

    • @madscientist9085
      @madscientist9085 6 лет назад

      Its to guarantee people see the ad because if the ad doesn't get the traffic they hope they will stop using him to advertise and honestly I'd rather watch an ad and be able to enjoy the content rather than no and no video

    • @ericspencer8093
      @ericspencer8093 6 лет назад +1

      It's very easy to skip past it.

    • @sjwtard3709
      @sjwtard3709 6 лет назад

      Two words;
      Ad Blocker.
      Problem solved.

    • @blib3786
      @blib3786 6 лет назад +1

      @@sjwtard3709 I don't think you watched the video lol.

  • @brutusvonmanhammer
    @brutusvonmanhammer Год назад +4

    Dude was brutal, but good lord was he the most unintentionally funny dictator of all time

  • @connard123abc
    @connard123abc 5 лет назад +52

    One of your photos of Idi Amin is in fact a picture of Yaphet Kotto, taken from the 1976 film "Raid on Entebee".

    • @u.d.7543
      @u.d.7543 4 года назад +1

      The rest of this guys story is also fake news. This guy is the face of western propaganda.

    • @TonkaGoldman-xd5iw
      @TonkaGoldman-xd5iw 4 года назад +1

      At no stage did Simon(?) comment on that photo. The raid on Entebbe is the most infamous film relating to Uganda ever made. Any detailed biography on Idi Amin without it would be criticised. I am one westerner who can see that Amins intentions on expelling Indians was intended to be positive. It is clear he wanted Ugandans to be successful. But it is rule of law and three tiers of government associated with it that was the problem, and still is. I believe Amin had PTSD or some other stress related ailment. So much vice and treachery made him completely paranoid.

    • @luisurdiales3091
      @luisurdiales3091 4 года назад +7

      @@u.d.7543 So, I take Uganda was in fact a heavenly place to live, then?

    • @JW-uv7ww
      @JW-uv7ww 4 года назад

      Uh Oh, Spaghettio's, looks like we found ourselves a Grade-A Dumbass!!

  • @logancarter6713
    @logancarter6713 3 года назад +40

    My Indian grand uncle told me he was studying abroad in India when he heard his entire family fled to England and he was stuck in India unable to return to his home in Uganda and had to move to Canada and only returned decades later, still remembering his home before a monster took it

    • @thatgirllivy9096
      @thatgirllivy9096 Год назад +3

      How many ugandans own houses in India?

    • @tejesheconomics4072
      @tejesheconomics4072 Год назад

      ​@@thatgirllivy9096 because ugandians are not brought as slaves to india

    • @vp922
      @vp922 Год назад +3

      @@thatgirllivy9096dunno about Ugandans specifically but there are African communities that have lived in India for generations. And yes, a lot of them own homes. Now go light a candle for your Idi Amin.

  • @anthonyramsey5988
    @anthonyramsey5988 4 года назад +38

    I remember being just a small boy around 9 years when he came to power. I heard he cut up seven people and cooked them in pot and ate them all in one nigh horrifying times. I also knew one of the people he killed it was heavy trauma for and the person's family.

  • @drmayne2071
    @drmayne2071 3 года назад +3

    "Bone from the neck up and needs things explained in words with one letter" OMG that is the biggest burn

  • @tedkay1017
    @tedkay1017 5 лет назад +52

    Wow, this Mini doc was far better than I anticipated. Well done.

    • @u.d.7543
      @u.d.7543 4 года назад

      Except it's white fake news