Idi Amin Dada: Difference between revisions

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He did not want to follow Amin's tyranny and ignore the law. They even insisted that if he did not follow, they would kill him. But he was a committed man. He knew what was right. And knowing that he would not have been killed if he supported Amin, he knew that he could not do so because of his democratic principles.

During his years in power, Amin shifted in allegiance from being a pro-Western ruler enjoying considerable Israeli support, to being backed by Libya's [[Muammar Gaddafi]], Zaire's [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], the Soviet Union and East Germany. ~~His alienation of Israel could possibly be attributed to the ancient feud between Islam and Judaism (Amin was a Muslim.)~~ He became increasingly [[Anti-Semitism|anti-semetic]] as his rule continued, expelling all Israeli military advisors from Uganda in 1972. He also sent a telegram to Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir praising [[Adolf Hitler]] and essentially saying that [[the Holocaust]] deserved to happen because Jews were untrustworthy.

During his years in power, Amin shifted in allegiance from being a pro-Western ruler enjoying considerable Israeli support, to being backed by Libya's [[Muammar Gaddafi]], Zaire's [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], the Soviet Union and East Germany. He became increasingly [[Anti-Semitism|anti-semetic]] as his rule continued, expelling all Israeli military advisors from Uganda in 1972. He also sent a telegram to Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir praising [[Adolf Hitler]] and essentially saying that [[the Holocaust]] deserved to happen because Jews were untrustworthy.

In 1975 – 1976, Amin became the Chairman of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), a pan-Africanist organization designed to promote solidarity of the African states that served as the predecessor to the modern-day African Union (AU). During the 1977 – 1979 period, Uganda was a member of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. In 1977, when Britain broke diplomatic relations with Uganda, Amin declared he had defeated the British and added "CBE", for "Conqueror of the British Empire", to his title. Radio Uganda then announced his entire title: "His Excellency President for Life, Field Marshal Alhaji Dr. Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, CBE".

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 He did not want to follow Amin's tyranny and ignore the law. They even insisted that if he did not follow, they would kill him. But he was a committed man. He knew what was right. And knowing that he would not have been killed if he supported Amin, he knew that he could not do so because of his democratic principles.
-During his years in power, Amin shifted in allegiance from being a pro-Western ruler enjoying considerable Israeli support, to being backed by Libya's [[Muammar Gaddafi]], Zaire's [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], the Soviet Union and East Germany. His alienation of Israel could possibly be attributed to the ancient feud between Islam and Judaism (Amin was a Muslim.) He became increasingly [[Anti-Semitism|anti-semetic]] as his rule continued, expelling all Israeli military advisors from Uganda in 1972. He also sent a telegram to Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir praising [[Adolf Hitler]] and essentially saying that [[the Holocaust]] deserved to happen because Jews were untrustworthy.
+During his years in power, Amin shifted in allegiance from being a pro-Western ruler enjoying considerable Israeli support, to being backed by Libya's [[Muammar Gaddafi]], Zaire's [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], the Soviet Union and East Germany. He became increasingly [[Anti-Semitism|anti-semetic]] as his rule continued, expelling all Israeli military advisors from Uganda in 1972. He also sent a telegram to Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir praising [[Adolf Hitler]] and essentially saying that [[the Holocaust]] deserved to happen because Jews were untrustworthy.
 In 1975 – 1976, Amin became the Chairman of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), a pan-Africanist organization designed to promote solidarity of the African states that served as the predecessor to the modern-day African Union (AU). During the 1977 – 1979 period, Uganda was a member of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. In 1977, when Britain broke diplomatic relations with Uganda, Amin declared he had defeated the British and added "CBE", for "Conqueror of the British Empire", to his title. Radio Uganda then announced his entire title: "His Excellency President for Life, Field Marshal Alhaji Dr. Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, CBE".