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Born in 1924, Idi Amin rose to became dictator of Uganda. He tortured and murdered thousands of people in Uganda, until he was overthrown by the invading Tanzanian army, supported by exiled Ugandan dissidents. Idi fled to Libya, then Iraq, and was finally given asylum in Saudi Arabia - where he lived on a monthly stipend of $1500 provided by the government. That doesn't say much for Saudi Arabia, but then again it is a country where teaching Christianity is banned, and even possession of the Christian Bible is against the law. Idi Amin died on 17th August 2003. That he lived for 79 years doesn't exactly inspire one with confidence that evil people eventually get their just desserts on earth. We can only hope that there is a hell to which Idi will be going, as he certainly created a hell on earth for tens of thousands. See this page on Idi Amin Adolf Hitler, National Socialist dictator of Germany, was responsible for many millions of deaths during the Second World War. See this page on the Nazi Holocaust Mao Zedong, Communist dictator of China, was responsible for the deaths of more than 80 million of his own people. See this page on Chairman Mao The actions of Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot, who aimed to form a Communist peasant farming society, resulted in the deaths of 25 percent of the country's population from starvation, overwork and executions. Two million deaths - another genocide chalked up to Communism. See this page on Pol Pot See this page on Pol Pot Information on genocide: Genocide in the 20th Century Irish Potato Famine Torture is wrong, no matter who carries it out, no matter who it is being dealt out to. See this page on Abu Ghraib prison |
