idi amin

General Interest Topic AU ↓ Archived

376 Est. peak searches / hour

Peak vol 2000+ · CPC £0.04–£0.32

Volume band from our last ≈0.5h of snapshots (28 checks) — not a Google Trends screenshot.

Volumes and “searches / hour” are estimates derived from Google Trends public volume bands — not exact live headcounts. How we calculate →

Spike window

First seen on our charts: 2026-10-26. Last on the live AU chart: 2026-10-26 21:33:02.

Momentum: Archived

Archived means this topic has left the live Google Trends chart; we keep the page so the spike stays findable.

What happened

"idi amin" appeared on the live Google Trends chart for Australia around 2026-10-26 with a recorded peak near 2000+ searches in a day. Charts rotate throughout the day, so this page is preserved as an archive of that spike rather than removed.

What is this?

Awon'go Idi Amin Dada Oumee was a Ugandan military officer and dictator who served as the third president of Uganda from 1971 until his overthrow in 1979.

Why it spiked

Related headlines currently associated with this spike include "TV tonight: Idi Amin’s forced expulsion of Asians from Uganda"; "What’s on TV tonight: Escaping Idi Amin, the Prince of Wales pays tribute to Kevin Sinfield, and more"; "Escaping Idi Amin review — a powerful portrait of a desperate crisis". Those stories are the strongest public signal for why "idi amin" is trending in United Kingdom right now — we do not invent match results or unverified claims beyond the headline wording. Volume may already be easing after the initial spike; news-led topics often cool quickly once coverage peaks.

TV tonight: Idi Amin’s forced expulsion of Asians from Uganda
What’s on TV tonight: Escaping Idi Amin, the Prince of Wales pays tribute to Kevin Sinfield, and more
Escaping Idi Amin review — a powerful portrait of a desperate crisis

How to use it

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