Mark Leopold

The first serious full-length biography of former Ugandan president Idi Amin, modern Africa’s most famous dictator. "A nuanced and sophisticated examination of one of the most misunderstood, and caricatured, figures in modern African history. . . . Gripping, empathic, and deeply researched."—Richard Reid, University of Oxford “Sharply written, forensically researched. . . . A meticulous re-examination of Amin’s life.”—Paul Kenyon,...