Idi Amin Was A Wise Man | Thabo Mbeki 

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You suggest that Mbeki said “Idi Amin was a wise man.” I listened to this talk live at his birthday celebration, I have re-listened here again. At no point did Mbeki say General Amin was a wise man. He did not even intimate that. You either missed the joke or are distorting for clicks.

I will not be supporting any propagandist outlet like this one , using african leaders for views in the light that you censor comments and support white supremacy by publishing comments that are extremely insulting to africans. this is nothing but an outlet bought out by the kakistocrats of this world inserting the word "african " to further a (hidden) agenda .

Your caption highly misleading and out of order, however much you wish to rewrite the history on your great Field Marshall.

@@bjtabani1094 tell to the families whose relatives got murdered by Amin's regime

I have been in Exile for 34 years puzzled why AMIN was hated but His Excellence Thabo Mbeki's UNCOMPROMISING comment: IDI AMIN WAS A WISE is the best debunking of WESTERN PROPAGANDA. Take NOTE Makerere Graduates

Idi Amin was also a sociopath who murdered innocent people left-right-and-centre. Saying Idi Amin is a "wise man" is like saying Hitler was wise just because he said one thing that happened to be true. I like Thabo but he completely puts his foot in it, with that gaffe. Then-again, Thabo was never afraid to speak his mind, EXACTLY what I like about him. But he is more wrong than correct.

@@popi4486 idi amin was a good patriotic man who loves his continent Africa but our colonised people demonised him

Indeed. that is why Western media started a worldwide disinformation campaign against him that is still on and very active today, decades after his passing away. Hewas a great African leader, charismatic one, feared by British official and respected by British militaries.

Well said Ramla

What ?

Why are so many Africans leaving and heading to the West ? I dont hear Opera or any Afro American wanting to live in Africa.

@@korky5214 many AA in Africa snd more are moving.

Now ! Now! Just because some people Now call Hitler wise and great doesn't make it true

@@Sam-nb8ev No leader in history is completely right or wrong. There are always both sides of the coin to his legacy. It all depends on how you want to see it or judge him.

no compared to the africana

Yes Idi was clever, he pulled the wool over your eyes. Go look at the African skulls piled up at the side of the roads. Go ask the families whos children were murdered. Of course you wont, but life goes on and we humans will continue with hated and killings.

He burnt Tanzanian flag and say he will made Tanzania as a part of Uganda ,his troops invaded kagera region and kill innocent people and that is why president nyerere wiped his ass out of Uganda, and you guys still call him a patriot, go to the RU-vid and search for idd Amin's evilness you will see what he did during his leadership.

One good comment does not make Idi Amin a good man. It does not change the evil of a man who massacred innocent citizens of his country.

Your statement is true. Correct 100%

How can you mention Amin the village bully, in the same sentence with great leaders like Sankara and Lumumba? Amin had no philosophy. During Kenya's struggle for independence Amin worked for the British in suppressing Mau Mau and he did a splendid job to the satisfaction of the British.

@@georgeodhiambo598 none is perfect but Amin was a great guy. Western countries ousted him from power so that they may install M7' regime .

@@swala2170 Idd Amin invaded our motherland Tanzania claiming that the border should be "Kagera river" just as it is to borders with Mozambique to the southern Tanzania. In 1972 the Ugandan dictator idd Amin invaded Tanzania and killed the then regional commissioner and consequently mwalimu Nyerere report the incident to the UN on the aggression but nothing was done. When he did it again,we had no choice but to teach him a lesson that he died regretting. Amen thought mwalimu Nyerere can be pocked as he wishes without consequences! I wonder why some are talking involvement of the west for his ouster! No it was we the tanzanian people. Put that bitter truth in your records for future comments. Don't be mislead by few quotes said of him, because even the bads has their goodies.

You should know how many villagers he killed in Tanzania, in my country, Tanzania none will agree with such BS

But we did not progress because of leaders like Nelson Mandela a puppet of the west

They used to collaborate but unfortunately most of African leaders are divided because some of them are puppets. I can give u some examples if u don’t mind: Kagame of Rwanda, OUATTARA of Yvory-Coast, Paul-Henri Damiba of Burkina Fasso , Mohamed Bazoum ( Niger 🇳🇪) and so on.

Yeah, I guess that's why so many Ugandans died under his rule while he fancied himself an emperor. I doubt he'd even get the average on an IQ test.

He was a halfwit that couldn't even build decent toilets for his people

@@seanprinsen7265 stop getting ur history from Hollywood movies

@@keldel4363 lol. I've watched and read a variety of sources. I would think the Ugandians themselves would be a trustworthy source. Keep celebrating a mass murderer👍

@@keldel4363 I guess the Rwandan genocide was also just a made up story, ne?

Amin is similar to most African dictators.. he has a nuanced history. Ugandans loved him, but many hated him too. & He did kill many! “In the name of the people” he did atrocious things under that guise, and such things had little broader positive impact for the people of Uganda 🇺🇬

Yes Amin wanted everything for his country and in the hands of the Ugandans and by the time he died he left many pending projects which upto date not other ugandan president has even dared to reach half of what he had done. Yes he killed people but come on tell me a leader in Africa that hasn't killed or jailed his opposers every president in Africa and outside has done it. He was just a threat to the west and they unfortunately made africans too to believe he was a threat to us too

Yes Amin wanted everything for his country and in the hands of the Ugandans and by the time he died he left many pending projects which upto date not other ugandan president has even dared to reach half of what he had done. Yes he killed people but come on tell me a leader in Africa that hasn't killed or jailed his opposers every president in Africa and outside has done it. He was just a threat to the west and they unfortunately made africans too to believe he was a threat to us too

It's is unfortunate that you decided to come here and spread lies about South Africans... We love African brothers and sisters... We just happen to be in an unfortunate situation that we continue to be marginalized even under the ANC government which makes it hard for us to find solace and peace in our own country. My suggestion would be, every citizen of African countries must actively participate in betterment of each country so that we will all move around each others countries to explore endless pool of opportunities... We should do away with parasitic and selfish behaviour. If you come to South Africa for opportunities, I must also be able to move to your country an enjoy same opportunities

@@Madlala_TM it's funny how you say I'm lying, it's as if you know me or you are all knowing about what happens in your country. It's not a secret every Tom, dick and Harry knows That south Africans are Xenophobic asf You might be an Ostrich in this situation and try to bury your head in the ground or live under a mole hill but it's a sad awakening that you need to address

THIS IS A STRAIGHT SIMPLE MESSAGE TO ALL AFRICAN CITIZENS: Stop being naive and unnecessarily unreasonable. Read this message carefully to help assess your own attitude. Every post independent African country will HAVE to go through a cycle of tearing itself apart through internal conflict be it tribal,economic,religious,political or otherwise. When that cycle roller-coaster comes to your own country (door step), you will wish your fellow African neighbors were your friends. Inevitably that's where you will pin your hopes of survival. To offer you the basic fundamentals of life for you to carry on. Be it psychological ,moral,financial,health and other material support for you to survive. Unfortunately if you were hostile to these neighbours either as immigrants to your country or scuffled across borders, then the only choice you will have, is to endure your demolition within your burning country. Some shallow minds believe that it was the fault of the people of those countries. Yes indeed true as it may be but you will also go through those mistakes inevitably. It's human nature. If your own country has not gone through this cycle don't worry it's coming. It's like amstel beer it brews slowly. I can assure you it's coming.However intelligent citizens do smell the tell-tale signs of the on coming storm and usually years before. And unfortunately no body does anything about thwarting it despite everyone knowing because there's also always an accompanying atmosphere of fear in the general population. This i say so that you guys ,whoever you are and from whichever country in Africa you come from, you be aware and watch how you treat each other across your national borders. For you African country's citizens who love your fellow Africans from other African countries such as Rwanda,Zambia and Uganda who welcome fellow desperate Africans in need,GOD BLESS YOU . PEACE BE UPON YOU FOR GENERATIONS AND HAVE EVER INCREASING PROSPERITY and continue to : LOVE THY NEIGHBOR. So the holly book says. "What goes around must surely come around " is a formidable rule of nature and always unstoppable . So guys whoever your, think before you terrorize your neighbors when they desperately flee to yourcountries because to be frank with you the reverse will face you sooner than you think. African history has shown this to be the case and inescapable. In African countries, the TOXIC COMBUSTIBLE FUEL (corruption,nepotism,chronism,poverty,hunger,homelessness,collapsing infrastructure and institutions,lawlessness,cover up and crime) is ever present and in abundance. (Sounds familiar?) And ALL you need is a matchstick or a spark to ignite it and set off an explosion of un imaginable proportions. Unfortunately this FUEL is very much available everywhere in Africa. Question to you then is; do you see this FUEL in your country? If the answer is yes I thank you and request you to be careful. If the answer is no; you may be right depending where you are but chances are high that you are either in DENIAL , DON'T KNOW,DON'T CARE or simply buried your head in the SAND like an ostrich. HATRED FOR YOUR FELLOW FOLKS WILL NEVER MAKE YOU ANY STRONGER IF ANYTHING IT'S A SIGN OF WEAKNESS. My input and advice to those who care to reason and do good.

Let all Africans stay and build their own countries...

@@mpendakiswahili3053am sorry but that's non thought through wishful thinking; usually of the guilty.

What do you mean?

My dear most the things that are spoken about Idd Amin it's propaganda AM Ugandan, He was tuff on people but those who were not transparent

Tell that to his victims

Which democracy?

I'll never unite with people that would even remotely consider Idi Amin to be a hero

They may have fought for freedom but Africa was never 'great' this is because of the corruption in our governments

Obote is the mother of sin to our country

@@patriotic958 so now, you are in heaven in his absence?

Jomo Kenyatta was not a hero. He was the greatest thief of all times. A tribalist and a dictator who murdered his opponents. Kenyatta was evil may he burn in hell.

Don't forget Somalia president Mohamed siyad barre

Glad you enjoyed it!

How can one remain what one has never been? Amin led a murderous regime that killed thousands of people who did not support him. Aren't you aware of that? Amin scored highly on mouthing alot of nothing. But he achieved zero for Uganda.

@@georgeodhiambo598 Some of us we take the best from people & we do not rely on West propaganda. Therefore you do not have a right to teach me or direct me.

Idi Amin ate your children

This is true!!!

@@vuyN77 imagine the British brought Indians to Uganda to build railway for them to steal all the mineral resources that time was copper and after stealing everything instead of paying them labour fees they compensated them by giving out our country. Amin after conquering power chased them away, telling them it's either you return to Britain or your homeland, he even paid return tickets.

Indeed the only mistake he make is trying to invaded our powerful country Tanzania without that he could be in power and figure of African movement for many years

How was he a hero..to his people feeding them to crocodiles..Idi Amin was insane..illiterate Thabo Mbeki I'm biased..Idi Amin slaughtered many of his nationals A terrorist who lured the aeroplane with Israelis to his airport Shame on him Hero my foot

... are you all delusional ? Amin was murderous despot of the extreme degree ... as you all can see this is there's people are on the own alternative reality ... now you can see why Africa is a failed continent with zero probability of progressing on any level ...

Which leaders exactly should we protect?

@@ludacrees Hello, ' A word for the wise is quite sufficient"

@@adamajanneh1998 All these are politicians remember that! You think he could not return the call to George Bush directly after the initial call ended? It's all politics.

Go ask the African families whos children and loved ones were murdered by Dada. Go ask the 100,000 + whos skulls are piled up by the roadsides.

No problem 😊

Amin invaded Kagera Basin before Tanzania retaliated and drove him out of power. That's a historical fact.

Yes. We need people who feed Africans to Nile crocodiles. How we glorify such a person. This man never, never killed white man. A man who the British used to kill Kenyans and Somalis . We know you don't believe this. The truth hurts. Who believes he ate human flesh.

You dislike foreign influences LOL, bet you got a Mobile phone, You are on RU-vid, you surf the net, You drive a car, You drink fresh water, you fly in a plane, You wear glass, Bet you have head phones, You watch TV, Hospitals/ Dentists, The pen, Potatoes, Electricity, Tared roads, Hair dryers, Credit cards, Banking, Lights, Ships, Cranes ........... all foreign Niran.

@@korky5214 My learned friend ,I hope you are not suggesting Africans couldn't have gotten and indeed invented some of the technology that lead to other inventions. Am sure you will agree and well documented that blacks and brown were robbed of credits for their inventions. Let's move on,no race in the world is born into know how,with we as human race get smart and more smart as yrs roll on. Saxons and the anglos were savagers so people evolve,trying to see point in your references maybe you can expand your point a lil pls

Just to clarify my point about foreign influence: AM talking about European powers meddling with African politics. We know of British divide and rule foreign policies now,French firm grip on former colonies and their wealth deposits in French reserves,please at least maintain a neutral mind. Having said I have not a shredd of bitterness towards no one blk or white ,as they say: Is just politics! But I think in the 21st century Africans with the support of friends allieds across the ocean should help make sure African wealth works for Africans not supporting tyrants that help cart their wealth and resources away. Fairtrade is not fair, commonwealth where the wealth is not common and Hague has of been bias.

@@korky5214 You speak as if Africans or people of African decent didn’t contribute to any the things you mentioned. As a matter of fact, Africans have contributed to most of them if not all! Some of the most brilliant minds in the world of science, engineering, and medicine were Black people! Now I’m sure with your diseased method of thought will disagree! BTW what is a tared road?

@@niranolar384 Africans have indeed contributed to many inventions even those that hardly anybody know about. Nizar Mullani invented the Pet Scan, Blue babies survive because of an African man. Just sad that African news never mention them. There are many more I could mention, but everyone seems obsessed with white and black and who did what, instead of working together to build a nation that betters all.

Correct

He was forced to step down because he refused to give USA a ground to attach Zimbabwe.This man will be remembered in History he is so quiet but Laud in action.

@@rukoranyangabo9128 rescuing Zimbabwe? So where is Zim with the patriots 14 years later?

@@nxumalo3224 they kept their land which would have been returned to the whites by the opposition party which had been purported to have won as that was one of its policies

Thanks for watching!

Idi Amin was a bad leader, everyone knew that till today his country is still strongly to survive.

Wish you had idi Amin in your period of life time...it will be fun to see ☺️✌️

Idi Amin who destroyed his country economy and drove away the business men and till today the country is still not yet recovered from the evils the Idi Amin does.

U are a big lier.Amin was a great leader

And this one is know for speeches. It was during his presidency that SA saw a lot of laws been passed, without implementation. We must remember him as one of the lucky one who was educated in Britain and learned about apartheid from his father.

And their bodies on his plate.

You’re not very smart are you?

Well writen

Very wise words Thamsanqa. When given something look forward and build it upon it as did Singapore and India.

You made me to through out tears on this information. Me I knew that, bcz I m not builded on propagandas. He die Amin, but so many Iddi Amins we are living until today, we ll be in his stap

Couldn't be said better. No added words needed.

And he made Uganda the richest country in... Oh wait

Amen

@@ebisliva7700 🙄 negativity...

Unforgettable the way he made prisoners sit in long lines, bashing in the brains of the guy in front of them in then passing the heavy hammer to the guy behind so he could bash their brains in..!

Look at Libya now. They struggle more than they were under a so called "dictator"

The West did not hate him. They laughed at him.....

Greatest man

Amin and Museveni are two sides of the same coin. Museveni panders to the West while pretending to them everything is OK at. home; Amin opposed the West while making believe everything is OK at at home.

He murdered Ugandans by the thousands and you are praising him? There’s something wrong with you and anyone rise praising Idi Amin.

@A1 do you know how many of his own people he killed?