Idi Amin's 'favourite' widow dies of cancer

Idi Amin's widow who lived a life of obscurity running a North London hair salon for 30 years after the dictator's exile has died of cancer.

Sarah Kyolaba was the last surviving wife of the former Ugandan leader before she died last week at London's Royal Free Hospital, it has been reported.

The 59-year-old arrived in Britain more than three decades ago - having followed her husband into exile in Saudi Arabia - and later worked at a salon in Tottenham.

 Mrs Amin was once known as 'Suicide Sarah' because she was a go-go dancer for the Ugandan army's Revolutionary Suicide Mechanised Regiment Band.

She married the dictator after he spotted her performing at the age of 19. The pair were later married in a lavish £2million ceremony in the country's capital Kampala. She was said to be his 'favourite wife' and went by the title Lady Sarah Kyolaba Idi Amin.

It was also reported that friends have paid tribute to her 'honesty and her humility' while others remembered how she enjoyed visiting her local bar in Seven Sisters. 

RIP Mrs Amin.....