Infamous Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada had a total of seven wives and 40 children, on the record.
One of his children was born in late 1978, right at the start of the Uganda-Tanzania War. The baby boy was named Kagera River, because Uganda had recently invaded and captured part of the Kagera region of Tanzania, making the Kagera River the front line between the Ugandan and Tanzanian armies.
Idi Amin was also obsessed with all things Scottish, and gave other sons the Scottish names Campbell, McLaren, McKenzie and Mackintosh.
I’ve been trying to find a full list of the 40 (official) kids, but haven’t had any luck yet. I do know two other sons are named Taban and Jaffar, though.
(Idi‘s own name was a one-hit wonder in the data in 1977, btw.)
Sources:
- Chocano, Carina. “‘Last King of Scotland’: Ministering to Idi Amin.” Los Angeles Times 27 Sept. 2006.
- “Idi Amin a New ‘Dada’.” Telegraph-Herald 6 Nov. 1978: 2.
- “Idi Amin’s son lashes out over ‘Last King’.” USA Today 2 Feb. 2007.
Image: Adapted from Idi Amin and Levi Eshkol – Entebbe 1966.