The people in charge of a public talk that aims to remember Ugandan leader Idi Amin, which has caused a lot of disagreement, have stated that they intend to continue with the event. This information comes from Uganda‘s privately-owned newspaper, Daily Monitor.
Kaps Fungaroo Hassan, who speaks for the group, told the local news that the lecture is part of a project to change the story about Amin so it shows his legacy as fair and truthful, how they see it.
Mr Hassan said that people have wrongly made Amin out to be a bad person by blaming him for things he didn’t do and by ignoring the positive things he did for Uganda and Africa.
Mr Hassan said to the local media that we are not happy with the way people remember Idi Amin. They focus only on the bad things about him. That’s why we think it’s important to take another look at his life and what he did when he was in charge.
Mr Hassan said that the group hopes people will remember Amin for helping countries in southern Africa gain independence, like South Africa, Namibia, and Angola. He did this when he was the leader of the African Union.
Amin is well-known for being a cruel leader who is famously depicted in the acclaimed 2006 Hollywood movie Last King of Scotland.
The lecture is happening on September 1st.
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Idi Amin lectureship to resume – report
