Amin New Head of African Organization The New York Times July 29, 1975 KAMPALA, Uganda, July 28 —President Idi Amin of Uganda became chairman of the 46nation Organization of African Unity tonight. To the frequent cheers of an audience that included 19 leaders of African governments and the representatives of 24 other nations, President Amin said in his 13‐minute acceptance speech: “I will not embarrass you because you have had the confidence in me to elect me.” The chairmanship of this group of

After hosting a successful OAU Summit in Kampala, President Idi Amin gathers heads of state and government delegations on the shores of Lake Victoria to show them how his forces were preparing to conduct an assault on Cape Town to free South Africa from White Rule. | Odhiambo Levin Opiyo

Footage of the First Summit of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) formed in May 1963. The summit was marked by three speeches delivered by Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt & Ahmed Ben Bella of Algeria in Africa Hall, the conference building in Addis Ababa | Ghana Facts & History