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Idi Amin, Ugandan dictator, flees Uganda after a reign of seven years.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, March 19). Idi Amin, Ugandan dictator, flees Uganda after a reign of seven years.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079781
South African History Online (2012) 'Idi Amin, Ugandan dictator, flees Uganda after a reign of seven years.', South African History Online, 19 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079781 (Accessed: 27 September 2026).
South African History Online, Idi Amin, Ugandan dictator, flees Uganda after a reign of seven years. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079781, (accessed 27 September 2026).
"Idi Amin, Ugandan dictator, flees Uganda after a reign of seven years.." South African History Online, 19 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079781. Accessed 27 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Idi Amin, Ugandan dictator, flees Uganda after a reign of seven years.." South African History Online. March 19, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079781.
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