After a few generations of Africans were born into this fucked situation, and the system was permanently ingrained into African society, Europe decided that there were other things more fun than subjugating people in faraway lands, and began fighting itself. The European-made African infrastructure - suddenly devoid of funding, direction, and a buying market for goods - collapsed, leaving the entire continent in turmoil. Many African countries to this day are still trying to get back on their feet.

This is the environment that raised Idi Amin. Born in 1925, in a small tribe-village, Idi grew to a whopping 6'4". 240 pounds strong, Amin was Uganda's national heavyweight boxing champ for 9 years. Despite having only a 2nd grade education, he became Army Chief of Staff under Milton Obote, UgandaÕs first president . Idi was known as a somewhat goofy Army Chief. He would jump into pools at parties (in full uniform) and was constantly seen cruising cities in his flashy red sportscar. But then, he got serious.

In 1971, while Obote (who was widely loved by the people) was abroad, Idi staged a successful military coup, and took over as Uganda's president. Becoming increasingly paranoid, he had all the military leaders who had not supported the coup rounded up and executed by firing squads and mass decapitations. Rumor had it that he kept the severed heads of opponents and even dined with them, scolding them for not supporting his presidency.

Not happy with simply purging the military, Idi Amin cleaned out the entire government.Next he hired over 15,000 personal thugs to "keep the peace", which they did by ransacking the countryside, raping, pillaging, and spreading fear throughout whatever opposition stood to the dictator.

In the cities there was talk of governmental witchcraft and demon contact. Bodies were found with genitals, noses, livers, and eyes missing. Prison camps began filling up with common citizens, where prisoners forced to bludgeon each other to death with sledgehammers. To put it lightly, it was a bad scene.

But regardless of the amount of brutality used, a government not supported by the people will always fall, and Idi was no different. After surviving 22 attempts on his life, he made one fatal mistake: He attempted to invade Tanzania.

Idi claimed that ancient tribal rights gave Uganda ownership of parts of Sudan, Kenya, and Tanzania. To illustrate his point, he publicly executed a number of Kenyan students.

In 1978, with over 100,000 Ugandan citizens executed and diplomatic ties cut with every nation in the world, Amin moved on Tanzania. In Gulf War style, he sent bombing raids to soften the countryside and followed in with troops. Ugandan soldiers occupied a 700 square mile section of the country for two months, torturing citizens of Tanzania and slaughtering livestock. This seemed to bother the Tanzanian army which proceeded to kick Amin's ass, invade Uganda, and take the Ugandan capital, Kampala. Amin was out.

As a result of his complete ineptitude, Uganda went from a thriving African success story to an inflation and war ravaged wasteland. Neighboring countries also suffered almost incalculable damage in trade and refugee disruption. Investigation into the Ugandan government found it over 250 million dollars in debt. Disease, spread by refugees and raping soldiers, crippled the entire region. This legacy still can be seen in these struggling nations today.

Idi Amin is currently living comfortably in Saudi Arabia.

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