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Idi Amin Declared President for Life on June 25, 1976

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  • Idi Amin was declared President for Life on June 25, 1976, during his regime in Uganda.
  • Henry Kyemba, a former Minister of Health under Amin, described Amin's brutality as influenced by his Kakwa ethnicity.
  • By 1977, 60% of Amin's generals and 75% of his Cabinet were from the Kakwa, South Sudanese, and Nubian communities, which comprised only 5% of Uganda's population at the time.
  • 80% of the generals and 87.5% of the Cabinet members were Muslims, reflecting Amin's preference for his ethnic group and religion.
  • Amin's economic policies led to the confiscation of properties owned by foreign nationals, including 80,000 Ugandan Indians.

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Ilipofika Juni 25, 1976, udikteta wa Idi Amin ulichukua sura mpya baada ya Baraza la Ulinzi, ambalo yeye ndiye aliyekuwa Mwenyekiti wake, kumtangaza kuwa Rais wa milele wa Uganda.

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