people, but isn’t that what was expected of Africa, I used to hear.”
^ “Obituary: Idi Amin”. Daily Telegraph. 17 September 2003. Archived from the original on 2009-08-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20071012134036rn_1/www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/08/18/db1801.xml&page=1. “Throughout his disastrous reign, he encouraged the West to cultivate a dangerous ambivalence towards him. His genial grin, penchant for grandiose self-publicity and ludicrous public statements on international affairs led to his adoption as a comic figure. He was easily parodied … however, this fascination, verging on affection, for the grotesqueness of the individual occluded the singular plight of his nation.”
^ a b “Not even an archbishop was spared”. The Weekly Observer. 16 February 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12.