Basic Info

First Air: June 02, 2018

Rating: ⭐ 7.5/10 (4 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 6

Last Episode

Name: Idi Amin

Season: 1, Episode: 6

Air Date: 2018-07-07

Runtime: 54 min

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.

Videos

The Dictator's Playbook | Series Promo (YouTube)

The Dictator's Playbook

2018 1 seasons 6 episodes ⭐ 7.5/10 4 votes

Overview

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.