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...Daddy's Revenge. Arab and African leaders alike were embarrassed by the conspicuous presence of Uganda's Field Marshal and President for Life Idi Amin Dada, who at times appeared in full-dress uniform with row upon row of decorations covering his awesome chest. Throughout the conference he was ignored as much as possible, but Big Daddy got his revenge. Just as Syria's President Hafez Assad was taking the rostrum to speak, Amin temporarily stole the show by speeding off, amid motorcycle sirens, to give a rambling and often incoherent press conference at which he declared...
Inevitably, the litany of suffering recited by Ugandan refugees provokes the question: How will it all end? Some argue that Amin-who for security reasons may skip this week's summit meeting of African and Arab heads of state in Cairo-will surely be killed one day by some segment of his army or police force, if not by a lone assassin. But that would not necessarily mean the end of Uganda's troubles. The restive Christian majority might then be in a position to settle its own long list of scores and grievances. There could well...
...Rhodesia overshadows matters much closer to home. Besides the problem of his socialist nation's faltering economy, he is confronted with the collapse of the East African Community that bound Tanzania with neighboring Kenya and Uganda in economic union, and the open hostility of Ugandan Dictator Idi Amin Dada, who accuses him of plotting an "invasion" in cahoots with former Ugandan President Milton Obote. Nonetheless, the future of southern Africa remains Nyerere's main concern, as he made clear in an hour-long interview with TIME Correspondent Lee Griggs last week at his two-story villa...
...What is your attitude toward recent actions by Amin in Uganda...
...position is well known on Uganda. I have been speaking about it for six years-ever since Amin came to power. Now that others are beginning to see what is happening there, it is time for me to shut...