L.J., romantic toiler on Nostr: wdym he was lucky to leave, was there a particular event in Uganda between 1963-1972 ...

wdym he was lucky to leave, was there a particular event in Uganda between 1963-1972 that he was lucky to miss? If you mean the Amin coup, Mahmood Mamdani went back to Uganda under Idi Amin after his studies. The elder Mamdani remains an Ugandan citizen and takes an active role with Ugandan institutions.