Idi Amin: Timeline

1971   Idi Amin leads a coup deposing Milton Obote Milton Obote

Apollo Milton Obote, Prime Minister of Uganda [i] 1962 [i]-1966 [i] and President of Uganda [i] 1966 [i] ... 

, and becomes Uganda Uganda

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a country in East Africa [i], bordered in the east b ... 

's president.

1972   Dictator Idi Amin declares that Uganda Uganda

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a country in East Africa [i], bordered in the east b ... 

 will expel 50,000 Asians with British passports to Britain within three months.

1979   Tanzania Tanzania

Tanzania , officially the United Republic of Tanzania , is a country on the east coast of Africa [i] ... 

n troops take Kampala, the capital of Uganda Uganda

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a country in East Africa [i], bordered in the east b ... 

; Idi Amin flees.

2003   Died