Tag Archives: Amins

Renowned scholar Prof Mahmood Mamdani has said President Yoweri Museveni and the often-vilified Idi Amin almost share a similar political legacy, which started and moved in different directions over time. Speaking during the launch of his new book, Slow Poison: Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan State, at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), …

Manafwa – President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday recounted a dramatic escape from death during the regime of former President Idi Amin, describing how he survived an armed pursuit by government soldiers decades ago. Speaking at a campaign rally in Manafwa District, Museveni narrated how in 1973 he once found himself trapped between two groups — Amin’s soldiers chasing him from …