Tumetoka mbali: Mada maalum ya matukio ya zamani

Wanazi wa enzi hizo kwenye ubora wao
 
Frene Ginwalla.

Huyu mama ni South African.

Akiwa mkimbizi Tanzania alifukuzwa nchini 1967.

Nyerere alipotaifisha gazeti la The Standard akamrudisha nchini na kumteua Managing Director wa The standard{1970/71).

Huyu mama falsafa yake ni kuwa gazeti lazima liwe huru sio serikali kuliingilia.

Huyu mama ni Marxist lakini aliburuzana sana na kumkosoa sana Nyerere.Nyerere alipoanza mipango ya chama kimoja-huyu mama kupitia the Standard akamwita Nyerere- Dictator.

Wasomaji wa The Standard hawakuamini wanayoyaona.

Hatimae akaachishwa kazi na serikali.

Tokea hapo magazeti yote yakakaa kwenye mstari
 
Before he ruled Uganda, Idi Amin fought in the ring.

He joined the British colonial army as a young man, and at 1.93 metres he towered over most of his fellow soldiers. From 1951 to 1960 he held Uganda's light heavyweight boxing title. Nine years as champion.

He was not only a boxer. He also played rugby as a forward for the Nile club.

The photo shows him in June 1966. By then the former champion was chief of staff of Uganda's army. In January 1971, eleven years after his last title fight, he seized power in a coup and ruled the country for eight years.

Would you have stepped into the ring with him?

Photo: Moshe Pridan, 1966, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Sources: Encyclopedia.com, "Amin, Idi"; History.com, "Idi Amin".

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