Idi Amin Part 5: Husband, Father, Movie Star
Real Dictators
The Public Execution in Uganda
In Uganda, there is a new facet of village life, reintroduced after a 75 year absence: the public execution. Even petty criminals are now dispatched on the trumped up basis that they are a risk to national security. The first resignation from the Uganda government cabinet happens shortly after these public executions. And it's around this time too that exile communities in London, in Darasalam and in Nairobi issue statements decrying the amine government's iniquities.
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