IDI AMIN, A BRUTAL DICTATOR OF UGANDA, DIES AT 80

Idi Amin, whose eight year reign of terror in Uganda encompassed widescale killing, torture and dispossession of multitudes and left the country pauperized, died today at a hospital here. He was believed to be 80. Mr. Amin died at King Faisal Specialist hospital, where he had been hospitalized on life-support systems since July 18, a hospital official said this morning. He was in a coma and suffering from high blood pressure when he was admitted to the hospital. Later, hospital staff said, he suffered kidney failure. For much of the 1970's, the beefy, sadistic and telegenic despot had revelled in the spotlight of world attention as he flaunted his tyranical powers, hurled outlandish insults at world leaders, and staged pompous displays of majesty. more»

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