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Na Deachdairean/Dictators

Series 1

Idi Amin

Duration: 53 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ALBALatest broadcast: on BBC ALBA HD

How Idi Amin used lessons learned in the colonial British army to build a powerful dictatorship in Uganda. Through a combination of populist charm and brutal violence, he ruled for eight years - until his strategic blunders brought him down.

Faic mar a chuir Idi Amin na dh'ionnsaich e ann an arm cholonaidheach Bhreatainn gu feum airson deachdaireachd làidir a stèidheachadh ann an Uganda. Tro mheasgachadh de tharraingeachd agus fòirneirt, riaghail e fad ochd bliadhna – gus an do rinn mearachdan ro-innleachdail sgrios air.

Dubbed in Gaelic with English subtitles. Show less

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