July 1981 - Amin Surfaces, But No Sign Of His Army

July 1981 - Amin Surfaces, But No Sign Of His Army - Amin smiles Benignly at photographer Mohamed Amin who, over a year ago, was the first Photo Journalist to trace the ex-dictator. Amin did not allow any photographs during his interview with Britis Journalist Nigel Harvey. Ex-President Idi Amin wants to make friends with the British again. He phoned the Guardian newspaper of London from Saude Arabia to say that troops loyal to him were a short distance from the Ugandan capital. The ex-president described himself as young, strong and brave. Nigel Harvey, a British Journalist, then arranged to meet Amin at hotel in Jeddah. Amin turned up 15 minutes late. He was wearing a long white Saudi robe and was accompanied by two of his children. Amin looked slightly nervous, and immediately sought to leave saying that he had merely wanted to establish that he was alive and well and that his phone call was not a hoax. (Photograph by Drum Photograp

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