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The white pumpkin

Denis. Hills

KIRKUS REVIEW At the last minute, Hills obtained a reprieve from Ugandan ruler Idi Amin for his death sentence last spring on a farcical charge of treason for having written about rotting corpses in the capital and related matters. The book, however, is anything but a scorching expose of the already...

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Dennis Hills, a British author and former intelligence official, wrote a book criticizing Idi Amin's regime, referring to him as a 'black Nero' and 'village tyrant'. This led to a death sentence for Hills, which was later commuted after intervention from the Queen.

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His crime? He's now an author too. He's written a book called The White Pumpkin.

— Episode: Idi Amin Part 5: Husband, Father, Movie...

Episode: Idi Amin Part 5: Husband, Father, Movie Star

Dennis Hills, a British author and former intelligence official, wrote a book criticizing Idi Amin's regime, referring to him as a 'black Nero' and 'village tyrant'. This led to a death sentence for Hills, which was later commuted after intervention from the Queen.

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His crime? He's now an author too. He's written a book called The White Pumpkin.

In it, Hills describes Idi Amin as a black Nero and a village tyrant.

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