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AFRICA CONFIDENTIAL Vol 44 Number 16 - 08 August 2003 Father and son The death of Idi Amin Dada, prematurely reported several times by Kampala newspapers in recent weeks, may indeed be imminent. Bizarrely, Amin still has sympathisers some of whom are serving in President Yoweri Museveni's government. Deputy Prime Minister Moses Ali announced he was grieving for Amin. Former Vice-President General Mustafa Adrisi openly wept at the news of Amin's reported death. Even former President Milton Obote, who was ousted by Amin in 1971 but also succeeded him in the (heavily rigged) 1980 elections, has equivocated, as have some more radical opposition groups, such as the Reform Agenda. |
