246K views · 1.8K reactions | BBC reporter Brian Barron interviewed Idi Amin: 1980 An exclusive interview conducted by Brian Barron with the former leader of Uganda Idi Amin in 1980. Amin had been ousted from power and exiled to the Middle East where reporter Baron found him for the BBC's Newsnight programme. Source: BBC News | History of Uganda | Facebook

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