Tag Archives: Idi Amin
Albert, an accountant with a top city bank, says he is tired of the insecurity he feels whenever he is at work. His crisis is the fact that male co-workers ogle at his fiancée’s as she strolls around in a … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Uganda
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Tagged Idi Amin, IndepthAfrica, Iryn Namubiru, Lokodo, member of parliament, Ndeeba, pornography, Simon Lokodo, Uganda
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Women in Uganda who go out wearing mini-skirts could face jail or a heavy fine under draconian new anti-pornography laws. The legislation would also see television dramas and films banned if it is passed by parliament. The Anti-Pornography Bill 2011 … read more »
Here is a look at the life Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda. Personal: Birth Date: 1944 Birth Place: Ntungamo, Uganda Birth Name: Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Father: Amos Kaguta, a cattle keeper Mother: Esteri Kokundeka Marriage: Janet (Kataaha) Museveni (1973 – … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Uganda
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Tagged Bill Clinton, Front for National Salvation, George W. Bush, Idi Amin, IndepthAfrica, Milton Obote, President of Uganda Yoweri K Museveni, Tito Okello, Uganda, Yoweri Museveni
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The Church of England’s Archbishop of York continues to distinguish himself as a frequent fly in the ointment of political correctness by defending British culture and Christianity. Himself a Ugandan refugee from the horrors of Idi Amin, John Sentamu is … read more »
Posted in Article, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Archbishop of York, England, Idi Amin, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, John Sentamu, Khartoum, Sentamu, South Sudan, Sudan
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By Paul Amina, The Star As Uganda marks its golden jubilee today, Paul Amina argues that the country is a shadow of its former self and that a balanced overview of Uganda’s 50 years of independence shows that (de)colonisation is … read more »
British rule over Uganda came to an end on October 9, 1962. Half a century later, the African nation still has not made the transition to genuine democracy. In the early years of the 20th century, Winston Churchill, Britain’s World … read more »
by John Burnett,npr Rebel leader Joesphy Kony, head of the infamous Lord’s Resistance Army, has achieved greater notoriety than any other Ugandan in the world today. Idi Amin, who ruled the country through most of the 1970s, still stands as … read more »
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Tagged Idi Amin, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Lord's Resistance Army, Milton Obote, Museveni, Paul Kagame, Uganda, Yoweri Museveni
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By Peter Nyanzi, independent In early 1964, units of the British led Uganda Army mutinied, demanding “the fruits of independence” and better working conditions. One of the most respected officers at the time, Idi Amin instigated the mutiny when the … read more »
Edited by: Jennifer Fierberg: Un-answered questions about the death of Gen Fred Rwigema. It has been nearly 22 years since Gen Fred Rwigema died in his mother-land leading before leading an exodus of Rwandan children who had been incarcerated in … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Uganda
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Tagged Fred Rwigema, Idi Amin, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, National Resistance Army, Rwanda, Rwandan Patriotic Front, Salim Saleh, Uganda, Yoweri Museveni
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, accused of ethnic cleansing and bankrupting his country, was on Tuesday appointed by the United Nations to become the new international envoy for tourism. The UK Guardian reported on Wednesday that despite the fact that Mugabe, … read more »
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Tagged dictator, Drew Barrymore, Grace Mugabe, Idi Amin, Michael Sata, Nelson Mandela, Orlando Bloom, Robert Mugabe, robert mugabe biography, robert mugabe health, robert mugabe house, robert mugabe quotes, Taleb Rifai, United Nations, Victoria Falls, World Tourism Organization
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President Museveni is ruling Uganda through repression and patronage like Milton Obote and Idi Amin did, setting up the country for future bloodshed, the International Crisis Group has warned. The latest report released on Thursday – but one State House … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Special Reports, Uganda
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Amin, Idi Amin, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Milton Obote, Miria Matembe, Museveni, Uganda, Yoweri Museveni
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By Chris Oduok “ …for failures by Amakpe Refineries, reflects reasonableness and carries along the overwhelming majority of Eket folks in the Diaspora. If it does, that will be so unfortunate and blatantly insulting. I think enough is enough !…. … read more »
Meles uses brute force at home and a massive PR machine abroad to crowd out the opposition and to hide his evil empire. Until their fall many evil geniuses like Ivan the Terrible, Pol Pot, Idi Amin, and Leopold II … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Daylight Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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September 18, 2011 by benim
Ghanaians are enjoying their 19-year-old democracy. Why not! They have spent most of their 54-year statehood in autocratic one-party systems and dictatorial military juntas. Freedoms, a very critical indicator of their democracy, are breaking out everywhere, wheeling the democratic tenets. … read more »
CAIRO – For decades, Col. Moammar Gadhafi splashed his oil wealth around sub-Saharan Africa with pompous abandon, building cellphone networks and luxury hotels, cozying up to kings and guerrillas, hosting peace summits and loudly proclaiming his dream to lead a … read more »
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Born into the Esangui clan in Acoacán, Obiang joined the military during the colonial period, and attended the Military Academy in Zaragoza, Spain. He achieved the rank of lieutenant upon the election of Francisco Macías Nguema. Under Macías, Obiang held … read more »
February 20, 2011 by benim
Uganda’s leader, Yoweri Museveni, has won more than two-thirds of the votes in a presidential election rejected by the opposition as fraudulent. With nearly all the ballots counted, Museveni had 68% of the vote, according the country’s electoral commission. His … read more »
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Idi Amin Dada, who became known as the ‘Butcher of Uganda’ for his brutal, despotic rule whilst president of Uganda in the 1970s, is possibly the most notorious of all Africa’s post-independence dictators. Amin seized power in a military coup … read more »
Posted in African History, Facts about Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Afrika, breaking news, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Idi Amin, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Milton Obote, Mutesa II of Buganda, News local news, newspapers, Palestine Liberation Organization, Uganda, World news, Yoweri Museveni
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December 3, 2010 by benim
Town on border between Uganda and Sudan enjoying something of a boom, but there could be trouble ahead. Huddled between the Sudanese and Congolese border in the far north west of the country, Arua is a town that is unfamiliar … read more »
Posted in North Africa, Sudan
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Tagged Africa news, Arua, Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Idi Amin, IndepthAfrica, Nile, Southern Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, West Nile sub-region
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November 6, 2010 by benim
Since the late 1980s Uganda has rebounded from the abyss of civil war and economic catastrophe to become relatively peaceful, stable and prosperous. But the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the north remain blighted by one of … read more »
Posted in Facts about Africa, Uganda
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Tagged Africa news, Caribbean, Democratic Republic of Congo, Environment, Facts about Africa, Facts about Uganda, Forum for Democratic Change, History, Human Interest, Idi Amin, IndepthAfrica, Kizza Besigye, List of heads of state, Lord's Resistance Army, Milton Obote, Political geography, Uganda, Uganda country profile, Yoweri Museveni
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