A biography for Idi Aminhasn’t been written yet.
“In any country there must be people who have to die. They are the sacrifices any nation has to make to achieve law and order.”
“You cannot run faster than a bullet.”
“I love the Americans. They are my best friends.”
“I'm a good Muslim and I'm only interested in Islam.”
“Sometimes people mistake the way I talk for what I am thinking.”
“I myself consider myself the most powerful figure in the world.”
“It's not for me. I tried human flesh and it's too salty for my taste.”
“If we knew the meaning to everything that is happening to us, then there would be no meaning.”
“I was a good soldier in the British Army. I was born in a very, very poor family. And I enlisted to escape hunger. But my officers were Scottish and they loved me. The Scots are good, you know.”
“I am the hero of Africa.”
“I want to be remembered as a great athlete. As a boxing champion.”