Que reste-t-il du despote Idi Amin Dada en Ouganda ?

Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://f24.my/youtube LIVE - Follow FRANCE 24 here: http://f24.my/YTliveFR In Uganda, 40 years after the end of his reign, what remains of the bloodthirsty dictator Idi Amin Dada? For some, the head of state left bitter memories of his eight years in power, a time of terror, massacring the population, and torture. But younger generations cite other facets of the dictator: those of a builder, a nationalist, and a separatist. Our reporters set out to trace his legacy. Investigating the legacy of Ugandan President Idi Amin Dada (1971-1979) is like taking a step back in time. A flashback to an Africa that was then sparsely urbanized, searching for its bearings in the wake of waves of independence. Some of you may have seen the Hollywood film, "The Last King of Scotland," by Kevin Macdonald, in which the Ugandan dictator is played by Forest Whitaker. An ambiguous character, sometimes funny and endearing, but also sometimes jealous, paranoid, violent, and cruel. This is the same portrait we've seen from the witnesses of this era we met in Uganda. We thought we'd be accumulating damning testimonies about this character, but to our surprise, only the older generation, those who lived through this era—whether they were actors or victims—regret this dictatorial period of instability and massacres. Most young people today have a completely different view of it. ►► Return Post: "Ten years after the departure of the LRA, Ugandans are still traumatized" So it only took forty years for Ugandans to forget the 300,000 deaths attributed to Amin Dada? So that they ignore the daily atrocities committed by the despot's men and ignore the fact that people lived in fear, that people could be kidnapped on suspicion and tortured to death for confessing to a crime they hadn't committed? The second youngest country in the world With 80% of the population under 30, Uganda is now the second youngest country in the world. Almost no one has lived through the Amin Dada years. The youngest have only known the current president, Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986. Uganda is currently experiencing the longest period of political stability since its independence in 1962. The country is an island of stability in a troubled East Africa. But millions of young people are waiting to find jobs, while population growth is soaring and corruption is rampant. The government is banking heavily on its future oil production. In the minds of younger people, nostalgia for an internationally influential and economically emancipated Uganda, where "hospitals and roads" were built, has taken precedence over memories of the dark pages of history. Some of the most important infrastructure in the capital, Kampala, was indeed built during this era. A period when Uganda even took the lead in global coffee production. Many politicians still claim this economic legacy as their own. Like Pastor Abwed Bwanika, an unsuccessful presidential candidate who granted us only a few minutes of interview. In this report, we met young Ugandans nostalgic for a fantasized and bygone golden age, but also older people who have forgotten nothing. Like Ndawula Seguya, who lost his brother and took up arms against Idi Amin. Or Sanjiv Patel, a Ugandan of Indian origin who had to flee the country when Idi Amin decreed that the latter were stealing Ugandans' jobs. We even tracked down the dictator's former personal photographer, Elly Rwakoma. He too had to flee the country because of a photo that didn't go down well. Whether hated despot or adored hero, Amin Dada remains very much alive in the minds of Ugandans today. http://www.france24.com/fr/taxonomy/e... Our website: http://www.france24.com/fr/ Join us on Facebook:   / france24.videos   Follow us on Twitter:   / f24videos