Word: dada
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...been for Homer, a dozen other artists, and his own upcoming Ulysses. Scarcely a word is uttered without a play on it. A few of the puns are punishing, but most of the word play is daffily delicious, as for instance, "My art belongs to Dada...
...embroiled in his first major diplomatic brawl since becoming U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations three months ago. Publicly squared off against him initially were U.N. representatives of numerous African states, who were furious at what they regarded as his rude attack on Uganda's President Idi Amin Dada and, by implication, on other black African leaders as well...
Decked out in his field marshal's regalia, Uganda's President Idi Amin Dada last week made what must rank as one of the most bizarre debuts ever seen and heard in the United Nations General Assembly. In a prepared address, read by his U.N. delegate, Amin charged that the U.S. had been "colonized by Zionists" and called for "the extinction of Israel as a state." At one point or another, Amin scourged the British (for the "terrible situation" in Ulster), the CIA ("a murder squad") and American blacks (they are responsible for their own "perpetual subjugation"). What...
With an entourage of 40, Uganda's eccentric and frequently brutal President, General Idi Amin Dada, set off on his long-planned tour of Europe. First stop: Castel Gandolfo, Pope Paul's summer residence outside Rome. Though Big Daddy showed up 20 minutes late for the audience, Pontiff and President met for more than an hour and discussed some of the problems facing Catholic missionaries to Uganda. Chief among them was Amin himself, who has restricted the entry of the clergymen into his country. Afterward, while acting as host at a cocktail party for 160 at the Grand...
Despite mounting discontent with his leadership, General Idi Amin Dada, Uganda's unhinged head of state, rumbles on. In order to dramatize his offer to lead Egyptian troops against Israel, Big Daddy has now promised to swim the Suez Canal. Widthwise, of course. For all his alleged aquanautical ability, he may be just as happy with a few laps in the White House pool. Amin plans to address the U.N. General Assembly hi New York and says he hopes to visit President Ford as well. "If America respects the views and decisions of the Af rican continent, President Ford...