The teeth may smile but the heart does not forget
Subtitle: murder and memory in Uganda
By: Andrew Rice.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Co.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 363
ISBN-13: 9780805079654
Subjects: Laki, Eliphaz, -- d. 1972; Laki, Duncan; Gowon, Yusuf -- Trials, litigation, etc; Amin, Idi, -- 1925-2003; Extrajudicial executions -- Uganda; Atrocities -- Uganda; Uganda -- Politics and government -- 1971-1979; Uganda -- Politics and government -- 1979-
Description: After Idi Amin's reign was overthrown, the new government opted for amnesty for his henchmen rather than prolonged conflict. Ugandans tried to bury their history, but reminders of the truth were never far from view until a stray clue to the 1972 disappearance of Eliphaz Laki led his son to a shallow grave resulted in a trial that gave voice to a nation's past. In his book, Andrew Rice follows the trial, crossing Uganda to investigate Amin's legacy and the limits of reconciliation.
Table of contents: title: Prologue : 1979; title: The Western Rift; title: The key; title: UYO 010; title: The big man; title: The heart does not forget; title: The brightest star; title: A serious young man; title: Singapore; title: A shallow grave; title: Exhumation; title: The prisoner; title: Among the cannibals; title: The lions; title: September 1972; title: Bad omen; title: The scars; title: The herdsman; title: The prosecution; title: On the stand; title: The defense; title: Judgment; title: Reprise; title: Epilogue : decent rest.