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Norah Amin

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Norah Amin
Bornbetween 1895 and 1955
Lango, Uganda
Died1977
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
Known forThird First Lady of Uganda
SpouseIdi Amin (m. 1967; div. 1973)

Norah Amin (born between 1895 and 1955) was Idi Amin's third first lady from Lango.[1][2][3] She was married to Idi Amin in 1967 and later Idi Amin divorced her in 1973.[2][4] During her time as First Lady, she was involved in public activities like on December 19, 1971, she participated in a charity walk around the town of Entebbe.[5]

Personal life

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She was born in Lango. She was married to Idi Amin in the year 1967 and later divorced in 1973 on radio announcement.[6][7][8] Following her divorce, reports indicate that Norah Amin resided in a house allocated to her by the Custodian Board on Buganda Road, opposite Buganda Road Court. She passed away in 1977 due to natural causes.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "First Ladies who shunned the Limelight". New Vision. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  2. ^ a b "Idi Amin's First Ladies". New Vision. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  3. ^ "Idi Amin's dadas". The Standard. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  4. ^ "My Amin was just frank, not a dictator â€" Madina". New Vision. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  5. ^ "UGANDA: WIFE OF PRESIDENT AMIN TAKES PART IN CHARITY WALK". British Pathé. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  6. ^ "President Idi Amin Dada - State House Uganda". 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  7. ^ "Amin: Showy man-about-town and father of 60 children". Monitor. 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  8. ^ "Idi Amin Biography - History, Childhood and International Relation". VEDANTU. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  9. ^ comrade, WALYEMIRA (2015-04-21). "AMIN NEVER KILLED HIS WIFE, NORA AMIN". Ugandans-At-Heart. Retrieved 2025-04-06.