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Sarah Kyolaba

1955 – 2015

Ugandan model and hairdresser, wife of Idi Amin

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About Sarah Kyolaba

Lived 1955 – 2015 (aged 59–60). Sarah Kyolaba was an Ugandan model and hairdresser.

Sarah Kyolaba Tatu Namutebi Amin (1955 – 11 June 2015), also known by her stage name "Suicide Sarah", was a Ugandan dancer who was dictator Idi Amin's fifth and last-surviving wife. She met Amin when she was a 19-year-old go-go dancer and they married in 1975. The couple had three children, but Kyolaba left Amin after he went into exile in 1979. She moved to England where she ran a restaurant and later a hair salon. She died from cancer in 2015.

Early life Sarah Kyolaba was born in Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda, in 1955 to Haji Kamadi and Aisha Nsubuga.

Idi Amin Kyolaba met Idi Amin when she was a 19-year-old go-go dancer in the so-called Revolutionary Suicide Mechanised Regiment Band of the Uganda Army. Kyolaba was said to have been Amin's "favourite" wife. It was closed down for a time in November 1997 after environmental health inspectors found cockroaches and mice in the kitchen. Kyolaba avoided jail by pleading guilty at Snaresbrook Crown Court,

After Amin's death in Jeddah in 2003, Kyolaba called him a "true African hero",

Their son Faisal Wangita was jailed for charges related to the murder of a Somali man in 2007.

Death Kyolaba died on 11 June 2015 in London's Royal Free Hospital. Contacts in London say she developed a large tumour and had lost a lot of blood which likely pointed to cancer as the cause of death.

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Important facts

Born
1955, Kampala District
Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Positions held
First Lady of Uganda
Also known as
Sarah Kyolaba Tatu Namutebi Amin, Suicide Sarah

Family & relationships

Spouse
Idi Amin

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Sarah Kyolaba's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Sarah Kyolaba?

Ugandan model and hairdresser, wife of Idi Amin (1955-2015)

When was Sarah Kyolaba born?

Sarah Kyolaba was born in 1955 in Kampala District.

When did Sarah Kyolaba die?

Sarah Kyolaba died on 11 June 2015 in Royal Free Hospital.

What was Sarah Kyolaba's occupation?

Sarah Kyolaba was a model and hairdresser.

What nationality was Sarah Kyolaba?

Sarah Kyolaba was Ugandan.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sarah Kyolaba

· Wikidata: Q20179441

· DBpedia: Sarah Kyolaba

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