How did Idi Amin destroy the Uganda economy?

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Do you have statistics to prove it?

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There was much abuse of human rights during his tenure, including the persecution of the Acholi, Lango, Indian and other ethnic groups, as well as Hindus and Christians. The death toll during Amin's regime probably will never be accurately known. An estimate from the International Commission of Jurists is that it was not less than 80,000 and more likely around 300,000. Amin embarked on a large military buildup, which raised concerns in Nairobi. Early in June 1975, Kenyan officials impounded a large convoy of Soviet-made arms en route to Uganda at the port of Mombasa.[citation needed] The tension between Uganda and Kenya reached its climax in February of 1976 when Amin suddenly announced that he would investigate the possibility that large parts of southern Sudan and western and central Kenya, up to within 32 km of Nairobi, were historically a part of colonial Uganda. The Kenyan government response came two days later in a stern statement that said Kenya would not part with "a single inch of territory". Amin finally backed down after the Kenyan army deployed troops and armored personnel carriers in defensive positions along the Kenya-Uganda border.