So...I've stated multiple times that we've met incredible people. Now I just had the second experience of meeting someone with an unbelievable story and connection to Uganda.
We screened at William & Mary College in Williamsburg, VA tonight. It was great. I met a guy who was representing STAND (Students Taking Action Now in Darfur) - Sulaiman Bah. Come to find out he is Sierra Leonean. He was there during the civil war - saw it first hand, and left and fled to America. That, in and of itself, is unbelievable.
Not only this, but he also used to live in Saudi Arabia. And who was his next door neighbor??? Idi Amin. The former dictator of Uganda who was exiled for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Sulaiman was friends with Amin's two sons - he knew the man. Whoa. And he stated this so non-chalently.
Sulaiman was maybe one of the most informed and active people I have ever met. He was an international relations major, and reflected it. He knew endless amounts about Sierra Leone (of course), Rwanda, Congo, Uganda, Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq. And we only talked for 30 minutes.
Nothing short of unbelievable.
This was 2 weeks after we met Mr. Bendarti - the Indian from East Africa in Roanoke. Bendarti was an old playmate of Yoweri Museveni - the current president (or arguable dictator) of Uganda.
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