His relationship with Englishman Bob Astles provided some of the inspiration for a novel by Giles Foden.  Despite originally being a supporter of Israel, he later condoned a hijacking of an Air France jet by Palestinian militants which resulted in an Israeli military rescue operation.  Seizing power
His relationship with Englishman Bob Astles provided some of the inspiration for a novel by Giles Foden.  Despite originally being a supporter of Israel, he later condoned a hijacking of an Air France jet by Palestinian militants which resulted in an Israeli military rescue operation.  Seizing power after a 1971 military coup, he asserted his caretaker status following the presidency of Milton Obote.  For 10 points, name this president and dictator who, in 1979, was overthrown by a Tanzanian military invasion following 8 years of rule marked by massive human rights abuses in his native Uganda.
His relationship with Englishman Bob Astles provided some of the inspiration for a novel by Giles Foden.  
{Idi Amin} Dada