On July 11, 1971, about six months after the 1971 coup that ousted former president Milton Obote, then president Idi Amin left Uganda for Israel and Britain, stopping over in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Paris, France.
From his early days in the army, Amin is said to have admired the British. He also had a reason to befriend the Israelis. The latter had trained him to be a paratrooper.
Before…
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