Idi Amin -
dictator's playbook
See how Idi Amin used lessons learned in the colonial British Army to build a powerful dictatorship in Uganda. Though a combination of populist charm and brutal violence, he ruled for eight years -- until his strategic blunders brought him down.
Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds
Episode Number: 106
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About Dictator's Playbook:
Learn how six dictators, from Mussolini to Saddam Hussein, shaped the world.
How did they seize and lose power? What forces were against them? Learn the answers in these six immersive hours, each a revealing portrait of brutality and power.
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Idi Amin
Benito Mussolini
Prologue
Kim Il Sung
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