The Man who stole Uganda

United Kingdom, 1970

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Episode of Series “World in action”.
Uganda’s General Milton Obote was deposed by his own army. It took Major General Idi Amin, self-appointed Head of Army and State, just one week to take charge of key services and installations. Behind this well-organised takeover lies a history of military corruption.

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Credits

producer

John Sheppard

production company

Granada Television International

Duration

00:27:33:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1970

Appears in

World in action

Group of items

World in action

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

006713

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs - Great Britain

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Africa, East

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Uganda

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Coups d'etat

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Dictators

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political corruption

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political persecution

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political science

History → Africa - History

History → Coups d'etat

History → Dictators

History → History

Places → Africa, East

Places → Uganda

Television

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain

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Sound

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Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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