What bad things did Idi Amin Ada do?

Answer 1

Idi Amin was one of those mass murderers whose crimes can't be counted, only guessed at by demographers; to this day the estimates of the Ugandans he killed range from 200,000 to 800,000. Power unleashed his sadism, and many of his fellow citizens died under torture. People close to him claimed he was a cannibal and kept the heads of eminent victims in his freezer. He was also a cartoon dictator who made himself a doctor of law, gave himself the Victoria Cross, declared himself president for life, and offered free advice to Richard Nixon on Watergate. He had many medals.

Amin didn't like educated Africans, being nearly illiterate himself, and he wiped out most of the intellectual class. He also didn't like South Asians, and in 1972 ordered all 80,000 of them (including those born in Uganda) to leave within 90 days. Their 4,000 shops and businesses were confiscated and given to Amin supporters, who soon ran them into the ground. Those forced to leave included many doctors, dentists, veterinarians, teachers and technicians; the expulsion law crippled hospitals, schools, garages, repair shops and the economy. Nevertheless, this was, sadly, Amin's most popular decision. The relative prosperity of South Asians was widely resented, so Amin could use them much as Hitler used the Jews.

Answer 2

Idi Amin Dada, the former President of Uganda, was responsible for numerous human rights abuses and atrocities during his regime from 1971 to 1979. He ordered the execution of thousands of people, including political opponents, ethnic minorities, and intellectuals. His regime was characterized by torture, forced disappearances, and the expulsion of Asian Ugandans, causing immense suffering and loss of life.