Documentary

The Dictator's Playbook

Learn how six dictators, from Mussolini to Saddam Hussein, shaped the 20th century. How did they seize and lose power? What forces were against them? Learn the answers in these six immersive hours, each a revealing portrait of brutality and power.

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Created By

Mark Stevenson

Status

Ended

Original Name

The Dictator's Playbook

First Air Date

June 2, 2018

Last Air Date

July 7, 2018

Seasons

1

Episodes

6

Language

English

Networks

PBS

Idi Amin
S01E06

Idi Amin

A look at the techniques used by Idi Amin to rise from humble beginnings and build a powerful dictatorship in Uganda. Amin became an expert at deploying military force to achieve political power, a lesson he first learned from the British as a soldier in the colonial army. Through a combination of populist charm and brutal violence, backed up by a vast police state, Idi Amin managed to rule Uganda for eight years.

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