In 2006, with the release of a movie called "The Last Dictatorship", the great achievements of General Amin began to be known to the world, this fat man who looked like a chimpanzee was Ugandan President Edie, known as one of Africa's three tyrants. Amin.
From a soldier to president, General Amin is a legend, he came from a humble background, did not like to read from an early age, only attended primary school for four years, and was completely semi-illiterate.
Amin's only advantage was that he had a strong body, and in 1946, at the age of 20, Amin joined the British African Rifle Regiment.
With his powerful superiority in Kong Wu, coupled with his combat courage and flexibility, Amin was quickly promoted in the army.
The experience in the army also made Amin fierce and cruel, greedy and hypocritical, and the pursuit of power by any means has since become Amin's life credo.
By the time Uganda became independent in 1962, Amin had been promoted to major general and became the commander-in-chief of Uganda's three armed forces, from soldier to general, it stands to reason that Amin has achieved fame and has no regrets.
However, the ambitious Amin is not satisfied with this, he has been coveting the presidency, and the reason why he did not attract it is only waiting for an opportunity.
In January 1971, Amin's long-awaited opportunity finally came, and on President Obote's meeting in Singapore, General Amin decisively raised the banner of anti-corruption and launched a mutiny disguised himself as the savior of a country.
In fact, the mutiny was doomed from the start, because Amin captured people's abhorrence of corruption and immediately resonated with the people.
Amin also vowed that his army was the people's army and that he was fighting for the people.
Like many hypocritical politicians, Amin paints a beautiful picture of Uganda as a country of democracy and the rule of law, free from corruption.
And committed to economic reform, under its leadership, Uganda will become a prosperous and rich country without the poor.
Amin's universally applicable slogans and promises of positive energy have won him the support of most people.
Amin also hypocritically claimed that he was from the people, that he was the elder brother of the people, and that he would dedicate his life to the people.
It is estimated that Amin plagiarized the ideas of his good buddy Gaddafi Dazo, because just a year ago, Kadazzo said the same.
Judging from historical experience, whether it is Hitler or Kadazo, most people like Amin who talk about the people are unreliable.
The people are just a prop, like a night pot, take it and use it when you need it, kick it away when you don't need it, and even look at it more than annoying.
Although Amin is semi-illiterate, he can use the prop of the people handily, which is probably a talent.
As we all know, the people are a word that sounds sacred and solemn, and that resonates very easily.
At the same time, the people are also an empty word, it is only a political concept, there is no specific direction, unlike citizens who have specific directions, and have rights granted by law.
So normal countries build civil society and do not talk about the people, but Amin is very taboo about people talking about civil society.
Because once the rule of law is in the world, you can't enjoy the pleasure of power.
In the name of the people, Amin quickly seized power and won the support of most of the people.
People have long been disillusioned with the corruption and arbitrariness of the previous government, and everyone is eager for General Amin to bring about a shabby and new change.
An authoritarian government is like a monopoly restaurant, no matter how bad the hygiene, how unpalatable, how expensive the price, how bad the attitude.
People can only choose to endure, and dare not show the slightest dissatisfaction.
Even if flies fly in the restaurant, they have to kneel down and praise the wisdom and greatness of the restaurant owner.
Because only in this way can you barely survive, and this is the inevitable result of no choice, such a hotel will inevitably be hated by people and eventually close.
Ugandans, fed up with dictatorship, know that democracy is like air, and although it cannot be eaten, without it, everyone will live a suffocating life.
The appearance of General Amin is like a bright Big Dipper, giving hope to the confused and helpless people.
People saw Amin as a guardian savior, thinking that General Amin could usher in a new era.
However, the reality is cruel, as soon as Amin came to power, he tore off his disguise, revealing his murderous and greedy nature, and the previous slogans and promises full of positive energy were also thrown out of the clouds.
After coming to power, he continued to carry out a purge for the sake of his position of power under the banner of fighting corruption for the people.
All those deemed a potential threat by Amin were publicly executed as embezzlement.
In order to frighten the people and to enrich themselves, the tyrannical Amin also stipulated that the families of those executed had to pay a sum of money to redeem the body if they wanted to collect it.
Amin ruled Uganda for 8 years. This turned the country into a living hell, and according to the United Nations, at least 500,000 people were extrajudicially executed during Amin's reign.
After coming to power, Amin did not think about how to promote benign reforms in the country, and it is estimated that this semi-illiterate person does not have such ability.
Amin has never carried out economic reform and people's livelihood construction, and in addition to eliminating dissidents and consolidating his power, he has wantonly built luxurious palaces for himself to enjoy.
Amin turned a blind eye to the extreme poverty of the vast majority of Uganda at that time, and the money that should have been used to help the victims and improve the people's livelihood was used by Amin to buy luxury goods such as famous wines and cars for his own enjoyment.
Even the bottle of French wine that Armin usually drinks is the income of an ordinary family for a year.
Although most of his citizens were struggling with hunger, General Amin did not feel the slightest discomfort in his heart, but believed that he was entitled to a life of poverty and luxury.
Because this family business was built by themselves, and it was also the people who chose themselves, they should live this kind of life.
As mentioned earlier, the people are just General Amin's night pot, which is used when urine is urgent, and kicked away when it is not needed.
After ascending the presidency, General Amin lived daily in praise and praise, and slowly began to swell.
Feeling more and more confident in his abilities and institutions, Amin was no longer willing to be a leader only in Uganda, believing that he should become a world-class leader with his charisma.
In General Amin's eyes, Europe and the United States are only second-rate countries, and only Uganda under his rule is the real center of the world.
Amin even called on the United Nations to move its headquarters to Uganda, on the grounds that only Uganda qualifies.
Most people scoff at Amin's wild words, thinking that Amin is a delusion with mental problems.
From General Amin's point of view, however, this is not ignorant arrogance.
Because General Amin has confidence, he has one thing in his hands that European and American countries do not have, that is, administrative orders that can crush all human rights and laws.
Whether it is the introduction of laws, the abrogation of the constitution or even the start of war, Amin can do it immediately with a single word.
Just like the emperor's edict, no one could question it, and Armin did not have to consult with anyone.
And these are things that the governments of those European and American countries can never do, and Amin, like a person with superpowers, can use the power of the state at will to do whatever he wants.
That's why when Amin flaunts his institutional advantages to neighboring Kenya, Tanzania, and African countries, it is confusing at first.
People also genuinely believe that this unlearned and tyrannical straw bale is a brilliant leader with great charisma.
However, ability and power are actually two different things, and solving problems by ability is a real skill, while solving problems by power is another matter.
Because anyone who holds unchecked power can create miracles, whoever becomes the Qin Emperor can say that the Great Wall can be built immediately, and how many people will die is not something that the Qin Emperor considers.
It can be seen that without a perfect institutional framework that can constrain power, it is undoubtedly extremely unrealistic to pin the hope of the country on the slogan blurted out by someone.
Especially Amin, who is neither knowledgeable nor reasonable, has only attended a few years of school.
Allowing such unworthy people to run the country will undoubtedly bring about a disaster that everyone will have to bear.
Of course, this illiterate president is not a pure straw bale, able to maintain his high rule and a life of poverty and extreme desire under the condition that the people are hungry and hungry, General Amin also has the means, and the next time I will specifically analyze General Amin's means of transferring contradictions and fooling the public.