Wow, Unfortunately most literature is focused on perpetuating Amin as killer and the few negatives.
On 16 Sep 2020 02:39, "Hussein Amin" <husseinjur...@gmail.com> wrote: > Picture: My father President Idi Amin (tallest gentleman) and my late > mother First Lady Kay Amin (standing next to him) during a visit to the > famous Taj Mahal in India. > > Besides demonizing any leader who refused to bow to Western colonialism, > Indian racism, economic exploitation & foreign domination, why would todays > world not know that President Idi Amin was actually an African hero, > leading the struggle for African liberation, fighting Apartheid racism in > South Africa, and discrimination against Africans and black people abroad, > supporting the American black civil rights movement, gaining independence > for upto six different African countries when he was chairman of the > continents Organization of African Unity (1975-1976), and to this day he is > known by Ugandans as the most patriotic leader they ever had because of all > the development he achieved for his country in just 8 years, providing free > quality education and healthcare to all children, "liberating women from > the kitchen" and having them working in gainful employment in all positions > of government. That is how Ugandans saw the country's first ever female jet > fighter pilots, first female cabinet Minister, first ever female > entrepreneurs, first ever female Ugandan ambassadors abroad, Uganda's first > ever female engineers, Uganda's first ever female doctors, judges and > managing directors in both government enterprises and the private sector, > the country's first female property owners, first ever female business > owners, and many other firsts in modern day Africa. For that he invested in > developing all industries, including the transport and telecommunications > sector across the country. Ugandans were the second in Africa to watch > colour television, the first in Africa to have digital satellite > broadcasts, and the first African country to have fibre optics cables > already by 1974 under President Idi Amin. He put Uganda on the map in > international sports by fully supporting all sports activities as part of a > national health policy starting from children in primary schools to > national competitions upto international professionals, thereby making > history by earning Uganda's first ever Olympic gold medal (and official > world record) in 1972 in the 400 meters hurdles won by Ugandan legend John > Akii-bua during the Munich Olympics in Germany. The Amin government also > sent tens of thousands of Ugandans abroad for training and higher education > in specialized skills for all technical and administrative fields so as for > all citizens of Uganda to completely take over from the colonial economy. > He simultaneously expanded the banking sector to all corners of the > country, and ensured that he put the economic destiny of his country > squarely in the hands of all its citizens regardless of gender, faith or > ethnic background. The leading Ugandan entrepreneurs today and their > descendants all got their big miraculous break in business thanks to Idi > Amin. That's why even today you can still find ordinary Ugandans saying > "Amin opened our eyes to business". And that's why he is considered by the > people of Uganda as "The Father Of The Ugandan Economy". > Now why do you think you haven't read ANY of this in either the > international media or in any grim book purporting to talk about who Idi > Amin really was and what he really stood for in Africa? > > Signed: Mr. Hussein Lumumba Amin > Uganda. > Tuesday, September 15th, 2020 > > _______________________________________________ > WestNileNet mailing list > WestNileNet@kym.net > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > > WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > _______________________________________________ > >
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