Stories of Idi Amin such as his alleged cannibalism, even that of him sacrificing his own son Moses although dubious and now well known to have been desperate and made up stories were common in classrooms and locally produced movies. These were commonly told stories that Hollywood would later seize upon to add a juicy twist to its own scripts.  After 40 years, "Aminism" lives on. Through a combination of populist charm and violence that shocked many, he ruled for eight years until his strategic blunders brought him down. How was legacy taught in schools and portrayed in cinema and popular culture?