Chikamso Angel

A state of blood

To anOutsider, Amin’s regime seems inexplicable. How could such a man gain and hold power? Although future historians will have the final say , I believe that the answer lies in Uganda’s immediate past and the course of events that offers Amin opportunity to assert his remarkable personality .it is not a personality to be underrated . True ,he is nearly illiterate ; he is politically naive ;he is violently unpredictable;he is utterly ruthless .yet he is also jovial and generous ;and he is extraordinarily talented for practical short term action ,for turning apparent weaknesses to his own advantage, and for asserting his leadership among his gang of thugs .