History today (2 February)

Full Name: Idi Amin [Idi Amin Dada]

Nationality: Ugandan

Died: August 16, 2003

Cause of Death: Kidney failure

Profession: Ugandan Dictator

Famous because: He was the President of Uganda from 1971 until 1979. He became known international for his notoriety for a rule characterized by corruption, nepotism and economic mismanagement, he was also known to have been involved in cannibalism.

He started After a war against Tanzania in 1979, he was later overthrowned and made to live in exile in Saudi Arabia until his death in 2003.

Quote for the day

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.