Editing Idi Amin (section)

== Legacy ==
Gender historian Alicia Decker wrote that the {{qi|deeply embedded culture of [[militarism]] in [[Uganda]] is undoubtedly Amin's most enduring legacy.}}{{sfn|Decker|2014|loc=Conclusion: Gendered Legacies of Amin's Militarism}} In the immediate aftermath of his deposition, [[war correspondent]] [[Al J Venter]] stated that Ugandans still spoke about Amin {{qi|with a certain amount of awe, now laced with venom}}.{{sfn|Venter|1979|p=85}} His reputation in Uganda has been viewed over the decades following his rule in more complex ways than in the international community. Some Ugandans have praised him as a "patriot" and supported his decision to expel Asians from the country.{{sfn|Reid|2017|pp=69–70}} At the time of his death, he was particularly well-regarded in north-western Uganda.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 August 2003 |title=Bloody tyrant, now a good sort; Amin's legacy in Uganda |work=[[The Economist]] |page=46 |volume=368 |issue=8338}}</ref> One of Amin's sons, Jaffar Remo, criticized the negative public perception of his father and called for a commission to investigate the veracity of the abuses committed under his rule.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Eichner |first=Itamar |date=4 July 2016 |title=Idi Amin's son: 'My dream is to meet with Entebbe victims' families to apologize' |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4824146,00.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812195333/https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4824146,00.html |archive-date=12 August 2019 |access-date=12 August 2019 |work=Ynetnews}}</ref>