Did Idi Amin really say 'I am not a politician. I am a professional soldier.'?

Idi Amin Quote Source & Citation:

I am not a politician. I am a professional soldier.

— Idi Amin Modern · Ugandan dictator

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"I am a very simple man, but I understand complicated things."

"I am a very good doctor. I can cure any disease."

"I do not govern—I command."

"A ruler must be feared before he is loved."

"I do not beg for respect—I take it."

Speech

Date: 1971

Political

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