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The History Hour: The Fall of Idi Amin

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12/04/2014

The Fall of Idi Amin

BBC World Service - The History Hour, The Fall of Idi Amin

Ugandan dictator Idi Amin ousted; Rwandan genocide; the discovery of the polio vaccine.

Ugandan dictator Idi Amin ousted; anti-Soviet demonstrations in Tbilisi; 20 years since the Rwandan genocide; and the discovery of a vaccine against polio.

In April 1979 the brutal Ugandan ruler, Idi Amin, was ousted by invading Tanzanian forces.

Also in this week's show, 20 years since the Rwandan genocide, Soviet troops attack protesters in Tbilisi, black American singer Marian Anderson performs at the Lincolm Memorial, and the discovery of a vaccine against polio.

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