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The Pearl of Africa has many attributes, which make it the perfect holiday destination. Gone are the days when Uganda was associated with Idi Amin, HIV/AIDS and Joseph Kony. Indeed I myself have written numerous pieces about my love affair with Uganda...
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"Zikusoka was a black man with a white heart. His house was for everybody's convenience; he was helpful and such a fast thinker," said Owaraga, who built Zikusoka's house in Namungalwe. Owaraga, who walked with the help of his son, told of how Zikusoka...
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Tanzanian troops walk past debris of wrecked and abandoned Ugandan Air Force Migs after tanzanians captured Entebbe airport, on April 10, 1979. The Uganda-Tanzania War was fought between Uganda and Tanzania in 1978â1979, and led to the overthrow of Idi... View Photo »
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At 5AM I’d stop at Moochy’s for a small brandy–Woody Allen or Idi Amin would usually be there–and then I’d finish the night having breakfast at a diner with friends such as Toni Basil, Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Hot Chocolate, Stacka Pancakes, Alfalfa, Potatoes Browning, Soupy Sales, Khoffi Annan, Juice...
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The town is however today a shadow of its former self. An inactive mine, dilapidated buildings, dark streets and a generally a laid back community greet you when you visit Kilembe. The mine was one of the victims of President Idi Amin's outrageous...
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With her reckless, headlong style, she was known as Kamikaze Karen. The commandant of the TTC’s Passenger Defrosting Unit (PDU) marches to the podium. Like the others, he is dressed in maroon and grey, with gold braid, an Idi Amin-style military cap...
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The Heath government secretly welcomed the coup that brought General Pinochet to power in Chile in 1973, overthrowing a democratically elected government. Even worse, it welcomed the coup that brought Idi Amin to power in Uganda in 1971 and provided...
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Lumbly and his longtime friend Danny Glover got their starts in the mid-'70s at the Eureka Theatre with memorably rich performances in the antiapartheid plays "Sizwe Bansi Is Dead" and "The Island" by Athol Fugard, John Kani and Winston Ntshona. His new...
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US Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi visited Assad in 2007. She claimed he was ready for peace with Israel. That intellectuals and leaders over the years were duped by Saddam, Assad, Muammar Gaddafi, Idi Amin, or other nefarious...
About Idi Amin
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Idi Amin Dada (c.1925 – 16 August 2003), commonly known as Idi Amin, was a Ugandan military dictator and the president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. Amin joined the British colonial regiment, the King's African Rifles, in 1946, and advanced to the rank of Major General and Commander of the Ugandan Army. He took power in a military coup in January... Full Article
