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THE MOST WICKED PRESIDENT THAT EVER LIVED
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THE MOST WICKED PRESIDENT THAT EVER LIVED
IDI AMIN DADA
Idi Amin Dada Oumee was born around 1923 near Koboko, in the West Nile Province of what is now the Republic of Uganda. Deserted by his father at an early age, he was brought up by his mother, an herbalist and diviner. Amin was a member of the Kakwa ethnic group, a small Islamic tribe that had settled in the region.
Amin received little formal education. In 1946, he joined Britain's colonial African troops known as the King's African Rifles (KAR) and served in Burma, Somalia, Kenya (during the British suppression of the Mau Mau), and Uganda. Although he was considered a skilled soldier, Amin developed a reputation for cruelty and was almost cashiered on several occasions for excessive brutality during interrogations. Nevertheless, he rose through the ranks, reaching sergeant major before finally being made an effendi, the highest rank possible for a Black African serving in the British army. Amin was also an accomplished athlete, holding Uganda's light heavyweight boxing championship title from 1951 to 1960.
As Uganda approached independence, Amin's close colleague Apollo Milton Obote, the leader of the Uganda People's Congress (UPC), was made chief minister and then prime minister. Obote had Amin, one of only two high-ranking Africans in the KAR, appointed as first lieutenant of the Ugandan Army. Sent north to quell cattle stealing, Amin perpetrated such atrocities that the British government demanded he be prosecuted. Instead, Obote arranged for him to receive further military training in the U.K.
Soldier for the State
On his return to Uganda in 1964, Amin was promoted to major and given the task of dealing with an army in mutiny. His success led to a further promotion to colonel. In 1965, Obote and Amin were implicated in a deal to smuggle gold, coffee, and ivory out of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A parliamentary investigation demanded by President Edward Mutebi Mutesa II put Obote on the defensive. Obote promoted Amin to general and made him chief-of-staff, had five ministers arrested, suspended the 1962 constitution, and declared himself president.
Coup d'Etat
Idi Amin began to strengthen his position within the Army using the funds obtained from smuggling and from supplying arms to rebels in southern Sudan. He also developed ties with British and Israeli agents in the country. President Obote first responded by putting Amin under house arrest. When this failed to work, Amin was sidelined to a non-executive position in the Army. On January 25, 1971, while Obote was attending a meeting in Singapore, Amin led a coup d'etat, taking control of the country and declaring himself president. Popular history recalls Amin's declared title to be "His Excellency President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Sea, and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular."
Amin was initially welcomed both within Uganda and by the international community. President Mutesa—fondly known as "King Freddie"—had died in exile in 1969, and one of Amin's earliest acts was to have the body returned to Uganda for a state burial. Political prisoners (many of whom were Amin followers) were freed and the Ugandan Secret Police was disbanded. At the same time, however, Amin formed "killer squads" to hunt down Obote's supporters.
Ethnic Purging
Obote took refuge in Tanzania, from where, in 1972, he attempted unsuccessfully to regain the country through a military coup. Obote supporters within the Ugandan Army, predominantly from the Acholi and Lango ethnic groups, were also involved in the coup. Amin responded by bombing Tanzanian towns and purging the Army of Acholi and Lango officers. The ethnic violence grew to include the whole of the Army, and then Ugandan civilians, as Amin became increasingly paranoid. The Nile Mansions Hotel in Kampala became infamous as Amin's interrogation and torture center, and Amin is said to have moved residences regularly to avoid assassination attempts. His killer squads, under the official titles of "State Research Bureau" and "Public Safety Unit," were responsible for tens of thousands of abductions and murders. Amin personally ordered the execution of the Anglican Archbishop of Uganda, the chancellor of Makerere College, the governor of the Bank of Uganda, and several of his own parliamentary ministers.
In 1972, Amin declared "economic war" on Uganda's Asian population, a group that dominated Uganda's trade and manufacturing sectors as well as a significant portion of the civil service. Seventy thousand Asian holders of British passports were given three months to leave the country, and the abandoned businesses were handed over to Amin's supporters. Amin severed diplomatic ties with Britain and "nationalized" 85 British-owned businesses. He also expelled Israeli military advisors, turning instead to Colonel Muammar Muhammad al-Gadhafi of Libya and the Soviet Union for support.
Leadership
Amin was considered by many to be a gregarious, charismatic leader, and he was often portrayed by the international press as a popular figure. In 1975, he was elected chair of the Organisation of African Unity (though Julius Kambarage Nyerere, president of Tanzania, Kenneth David Kaunda, president of Zambia, and Seretse Khama, president of Botswana, boycotted the meeting). A United Nations condemnation was blocked by African heads of state.
Hypomania
Popular legend claims that Amin was involved in blood rituals and cannibalism. More authoritative sources suggest he may have suffered from hypomania, a form of manic depression characterized by irrational behavior and emotional outbursts. As his paranoia became more pronounced, Amin imported troops from Sudan and Zaire. Eventually, less than 25 percent of the Army was Ugandan. Support for his regime faltered as accounts of Amin's atrocities reached the international press. The Ugandan economy suffered, with inflation eclipsing 1,000%
Exile
In October 1978, with the assistance of Libyan troops, Amin attempted to annex Kagera, the northern province of Tanzania (which shares a border with Uganda). Tanzanian president Julius Nyerere responded by sending troops into Uganda, and with the aid of rebel Ugandan forces they were able to capture the Ugandan capital of Kampala. Amin fled to Libya, where he stayed for almost 10 years before finally relocating to Saudi Arabia. He remained there in exile for the remainder of his life.
Death
On August 16, 2003, Amin died in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The cause of death was reported as multiple organ failure. Although the Ugandan government announced that his body could be buried in Uganda, he was quickly buried in Saudi Arabia. Amin was never tried for his gross abuse of human rights.
Legacy
Amin's brutal reign has been the subject of numerous books, documentaries, and dramatic films, including "Ghosts of Kampala," "The Last King of Scotland," and "General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait." Often depicted in his time as an eccentric buffoon with delusions of grandeur, Amin is now considered one of history's cruelest dictators. Historians believe his regime was responsible for at least 100,000 deaths and possibly many more.
Qoutes from IDI Amin
"I am not a politician but a professional
soldier. I am, therefore, a man of few
words and I have been brief through my
professional career."
2. If we knew the meaning to
everything that is happening to
us, then there would be no
meaning.
3. In any country there must be
people who have to die. They
are the sacrifices any nation has
to make to achieve law and
order.
4. I am the hero of Africa.
5. My mission is to lead the country
out of a bad situation of
corruption, depression and
slavery. After I rid the country of
these vices, I will then organize
and supervise a general election
of a genuinely democratic civilian
government.
6. Politics is like boxing — you try to
knock out your opponents.
6. There is freedom of speech, but I cannot guarantee freedom after speech" Idi Amin
7. I'm a good Muslim and I'm only
interested in Islam.
8. It's not for me. I tried human
flesh and it's too salty for my
taste.
9. I myself consider myself the most
powerful figure in the world
10. Although some people felt Adolf
Hitler was bad, he was a great
man and a real conqueror whose
name would never be forgotten.
11. You cannot run faster than a
bullet
12. I do not want to be controlled by any
superpower. I myself consider myself the
most powerful figure in the world, and
that is why I do not let any superpower
control me.
13. I want your heart. I want to eat your
children.
(Idi Amin to an adviser just before
dinner)
I ate them before they ate me
14. We Africans used to carry
Europeans, but now Europeans are
carrying us. We are now the masters …
They came from Britian and wanted to show that they really have power in mycountry.”
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Kushwill
HISTORY OF NIGERIA CORRUPTION
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*BRIEF HISTORY OF CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA *
1. *1960-1966:*
Sir Abubakar Tafawa
Balewa- no public
funds stolen.
2. *1966*
Major Gen. Aguyi
Ironsi- no public
funds stolen.
3. *1966-1975:*
Gen. Yakubu Gowon-
little stealing of
public funds began
gradually.
4. *1975-1976:*
Gen. Murtala
Muhammad- zero
tolerance for
corruption and
indiscipline.
5. *1976-1979:*
Gen. Olusegun
Obasanjo- Military
egg heads started
owning huge
properties, oil Blocs
running into Millions
of dollars.
6. *1979-1983:*
Alhaji Shehu Shagari-
looting galore by
Ministers, party
functionaries and
other government big
wigs.
7. *1984-1985:*
Major Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari-
zero tolerance for
corruption and
indiscipline.
Some corrupt
politicians bagged
200 years jail terms.
8. *1985-1993:*
Gen Ibrahim
Babangida- freed all
jailed politicians;
liberalized the
architecture.
In one fell swoop
about $12 Billion
varnished.
He is called the father
of corruption.
9. *1993-1998:*
Gen. Sani Abacha-
over $25 Billion
looted in four
turbulent years.
10. *1998- 1999:*
Gen. Abdulsalam
Abubakar- about $2
Billion looted in 11
months.
11. *1999- 2007:*
Chief Olusegun
Obasanjo- His Bank
account is said to
have grown from
N20,000 after
leaving prison to
Multi-Billion dollars
with choice
properties across
major cities. $16
Billion allegedly
meant for electric
power projects
vanished. Another
N300 Billion [$2b] for
roads disappeared.
12. *2007-2010:*
Alhaji Umar
Yar'Adua- reserved
and sick. Looted
funds have not been
traced to his regime.
13. *2011-2015:*
Dr. Goodluck Ebelle
Jonathan- in 2011
elections about N2.6
Trillion disappeared.
Over $31Billion
stolen in 2yrs.
Another $2.6 Billion was stolen in 2015 elections
More revelations on
stolen public funds
during his tenure are
still emerging, but remains the most honored Nigerian president with series of international honors and engagement . Celebrated till date as the icon and hero of democracy . Till date all efforts of his successor to link him with looted funds have failed woefully , they are still trying frantically but his popularity is soaring higher on the international scene
His regime in terms
of corruption cannot
be described in
words, but had never been indicted directly or indirectly as a former deputy governor , governor , vice president and president .
14. *2015 - 2022 till date.* PMB. The fantastically corrupt leader , he was forced on Nigerians through rigging and under aged voting of almajiris and threatened to soak Nigerians in their blood should he not be allowed to rule .It is on record to be sponsored by jihadist and was appointed as spokes person for the Boko Haram In 2013 parley with the federal government . A sponsor of herdsmen himself , and whose ambition is to forcefully collect lands and waterways of indigenous Nigerians for his imported brothers from the west African countries .
First presidential candidate to have presented fake and forged WASC results for four consecutive presidential elections and hired 28 SAN to defend him . First Nigerian president with no known diploma or degree to his credit ,and first Nigerian military president with no international honours to his name . No known books or memoir written , very lazy in reading , analogical president who knows nothing around him for himself ,except what his overzealous advisers tell him .
The only international award to his name was fraudulently packaged by one fake Martin Luther king foundantion based in Ghana , though his PR guys paid $ 3million for this award that was quickly denounced and debunked not to emanate from the authentic MLK Jr foundation based in Chicago .
Fake integrity hurriedly built to hoodwink his gullible supporters in 2015 but later crashed like a pack of cards when he could not live up to the role , he rode to power with looted funds , great
tolerance for
corruption and financial misappropriation for his cronies , recovery of looted funds, and re- looted under his watchful complicity , a fake and pretentious ethnic bigot . He holds the record of the first Nigerian president to have polarised and divided Nigérians along ethnic and religious line , weak docile , unintelligent , gravely incompetent to the extent of repeatedly appointing dead people to position of authority . The first army general to rule Nigeria with serious security challenges , has recorded an unequalled deaths of innocent Nigerians under his regime him compared to all the regimes of former presidents combined together . Perfected new ways of nepotism and looting , introduced animals looting monies , first president to have temporarily vacated his office for rodents . First president in the world whose ailments is still a mystery but wasted billions to keep himself alive though promised not to travel abroad. This is why the majority of the citizens hate him. The first hypocrite and pretentious looter in chief sorrounded by charlatans, incompetent set of public servants randomly selected from his retenue of recycled brain drained followed financial, criminals with looted funds and properties stashed outside the country. May we never have his own specie of Goats in charge of our yams in our Nation, Communities and Kingdoms again. It is well with Nigeria because he will be forced to restructure it or be the last president to see it to her disintegration.
Please give it wide publicity till it gets to those hypnotised, gullible and blind ones directly or indirectly.
*Vote Wisely in 2023*
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