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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.
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"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."
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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. — Idi Amin

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Idi Amin was a Statesman from Uganda (1925–2003).

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Who said "I was a good soldier in the British Army. I was born in a very, very poor famil…"?
This quote is attributed to Idi Amin, a Statesman from Uganda.
When did Idi Amin live?
Idi Amin lived from 1925 – 2003.
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