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However, Amin's rule devolved into one of the most brutal dictatorships in Africa. His government was characterized by extensive political oppression, ethnic favoritism, and an extreme level of violence directed particularly against rival groups such as the Acholi and Langi. Throughout the 1970s, as many as 300,000 Ugandans may have been killed under his regime, though exact numbers remain elusive due to the chaos of the time.