The History Of Uganda and it's 22 year Civil War Part 2:

In January of 1971 Milton Obote travelled to Singapore for a Commonwealth meeting. Idi Amin saw his opportunity to act and did just that, seizing control of Uganda.  Amin's imminent plans of staging a coup and overtaking Obote created a trepidation that had gripped Obote in the months leading up to Amin's attack. Had Amin chosen to stage his coup with Obote still in Uganda He may not have escaped with his life. After the attack Obote took refuge in Tanzania, and remained there for the duration of Idi Amin's bloody and socially and economically devasting reign.  

Initially Amin's overthrow and his seizure of the rule of Uganda was welcomed not only by Ugandan's but also by a large majority of the International Community. However, it didn't take long for Amin's charm and seemingly compelling charisma to give way to his vicious cruelty and exponential paranoia. Months after Amin seized control, Obote, with the help of supporters he still had in the Ugandan army who were predominately from the Acholi & Lango ethnic groups made an attempt to regain control from Amin but were unsuccessful. 

Amin retaliated by bombing various towns throughout Tanzania as well as expelling all remaining Acholi and Lango troops serving in the Ugandan Army. As Amin's paranoia increased so did the ferociousness of his actions against both soldiers and citizens. The Nile Mansions Hotel In Uganda's Capital city Kampala became infamous as his personal Interrogation and Torture centre.  These early actions bred fear in Ugandan's that enveloped the entire country. However, all of this could not have prepared them for the atrocities and injustice yet to come, and how damaging and annihilative his time as President was to Uganda's development, stability and struggle to exist as a nation free from tyranny and social & political injustice