Kiranga
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Here are the complex facts.
1. Amin was a gifted buffoon.
2. Nyerere supported Ugandan rebels before Amin harboured any ambitions to invade Tanzania.
3.Amin chased away Indians not because he was for indigenous Ugandans control of the economy, but because he wanted his cronies to get hold of the loot.
4. The OAU was shamefully toothless and hiding under the "territorial integrity" clauses to protect Amin.
5. Nyerere was right in chasing Amin out of Uganda.
6. Nyerere was wrong in turning a blind eye to the widespread looting by his soldiers in Uganda.
7.Nyerere was more irked by the threat of invasion and the fact that he was partly responsible for having Obote overthrown than anything else.
8. Amin was a mass murderer and Nyerere did a service to the world by getting rid of him.
9. A sizable portion of Ugandans still inexplicably love Amin.
10. Amin was an adventurous glutton for punishment.
1. Amin was a gifted buffoon.
2. Nyerere supported Ugandan rebels before Amin harboured any ambitions to invade Tanzania.
3.Amin chased away Indians not because he was for indigenous Ugandans control of the economy, but because he wanted his cronies to get hold of the loot.
4. The OAU was shamefully toothless and hiding under the "territorial integrity" clauses to protect Amin.
5. Nyerere was right in chasing Amin out of Uganda.
6. Nyerere was wrong in turning a blind eye to the widespread looting by his soldiers in Uganda.
7.Nyerere was more irked by the threat of invasion and the fact that he was partly responsible for having Obote overthrown than anything else.
8. Amin was a mass murderer and Nyerere did a service to the world by getting rid of him.
9. A sizable portion of Ugandans still inexplicably love Amin.
10. Amin was an adventurous glutton for punishment.