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Was Idi Amin a Cannibal?

  • 2 years ago
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There seems to be some debate regarding this, though it is commonly accepted that this was merely a rumor that began with his increasingly erratic behavior in the late seventies and popularized by the movie "Rise and Fall of Idi Amin". Try:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idi_Amin
(Lots of links at the bottom of the page)
or
http://africanhistory.about.com/od/biogr…
(from the above article)
"Popular legend has Amin involved in Kakwa blood rituals and cannibalism. More authoritative sources suggest that he may have suffered from hypomania, a form of manic depression which is characterised by irrational behaviour and emotional outbursts."

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