Background

Idi Amin Dada

The British Government declared Uganda its colony in 1894. However, Uganda peacefully attained independence on October 9 1962. Because the rising conflicts between the country’s different ethnic groups made Prime Minister Milton Obote impose a new republican constitution establishing himself as president and abolishing all the kingdoms of the country. Ethnic tensions continue to grow and Idi Amin seizes power in a coup d’état in January 1971. [Source]