R140.00
Idi Amin was a Ugandan president born circa 1925 in Kokobo, West Nile Province, Uganda. He rose within the military from the 1940s through 1970. Amin overthrew the current leader in 1971 and declared himself president, and he remained in power from 1971-1979. During his tenure, he lived a lavish lifestyle while contributing to the collapse of Uganda’s economy. He sought to stay in power at all costs, resulting in extensive human rights violations via mass killings. Overthrown in 1979, he fled first to Libya and then to Saudi Arabia, where he died on August 16, 2003.
Price: R140.00
Edition: First edition
Published: 1974
Publishers: Faber and Faber
ISBN: 0571105858
Pages: 249
Condition: No dust jacket. Hardcover in very good condition. Minor shelf wear on the edges of the cover. Minor foxing of the end-pages. Otherwise clean and tightly bound.
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Idi Amin was a Ugandan president born circa 1925 in Kokobo, West Nile Province, Uganda. He rose within the military from the 1940s through 1970. Amin overthrew the current leader in 1971 and declared himself president, and he remained in power from 1971-1979. During his tenure, he lived a lavish lifestyle while contributing to the collapse of Uganda’s economy. He sought to stay in power at all costs, resulting in extensive human rights violations via mass killings. Overthrown in 1979, he fled first to Libya and then to Saudi Arabia, where he died on August 16, 2003.
Price: R140.00
Edition: First edition
Published: 1974
Publishers: Faber and Faber
ISBN: 0571105858
Pages: 249
Condition: No dust jacket. Hardcover in very good condition. Minor shelf wear on the edges of the cover. Minor foxing of the end-pages. Otherwise clean and tightly bound.
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| Weight | 568 g |
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