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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Idi Amin at UN (United Nations, New York) gtfy.00132 (cropped).jpg — Bernard Gotfryd, Public domain.","cite":"\"Idi Amin\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/idi-amin. Retrieved 11 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T09:29:07Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-10","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/idi-amin","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/idi-amin","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/idi-amin?lang=ne"}}