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Luck Be A Soldier
Alishia Kiiza
9 episodes
5 days ago
Major General Alli Kiiza is the luckiest of soldiers. As a member of the Uganda Airforce since 1966, he has been at first hand for it all. From violent changes of government in the 1970s to the famous tactical hostage rescue, Operation Thunderbolt, by Israeli commandos at Entebbe Airport. Many of these events could have ended his life but did not. In this podcast, he will relay some of these stories and you can decide for yourself: can luck be a soldier?
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Major General Alli Kiiza is the luckiest of soldiers. As a member of the Uganda Airforce since 1966, he has been at first hand for it all. From violent changes of government in the 1970s to the famous tactical hostage rescue, Operation Thunderbolt, by Israeli commandos at Entebbe Airport. Many of these events could have ended his life but did not. In this podcast, he will relay some of these stories and you can decide for yourself: can luck be a soldier?
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Episodes (9/9)
Luck Be A Soldier
Ask A Soldier

The soldier answers some listener questions on his military journey.

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3 years ago
24 minutes 31 seconds

Luck Be A Soldier
Soldiering On

Any questions send to @alishiagiggles on Twitter or Instagram.

The soldier is backed into a decision to leave the country he so loves and has dutifully served. Hoping to one day return.


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3 years ago
20 minutes 29 seconds

Luck Be A Soldier
The Fall Of Idi Amin Part Two, and Rapid Changes Of Government

Part two of how the soldier experienced the end of Idi Amin's Presidency. And the rapid change of Presidents of Uganda for a few years after that.

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3 years ago
30 minutes 54 seconds

Luck Be A Soldier
The Fall Of Idi Amin Part One

The soldier experiences the end of the rule of his Commander in Chief, a dictator who had declared himself Uganda's President for life.

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3 years ago
35 minutes 11 seconds

Luck Be A Soldier
Operation Thunderbolt: Israeli Raid At Entebbe

The soldier has a night to remember when Israeli Defence Forces rescue hostages of the hijacked Air France 139 flight from Entebbe Airport.

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3 years ago
34 minutes 13 seconds

Luck Be A Soldier
The Asian Expulsion, A War With Our Neighbours, And Many An Attempted Coup

The soldier continues to be under the command of Idi Amin, who made enough questionable decisions leading to constant coup attempts.

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3 years ago
25 minutes 29 seconds

Luck Be A Soldier
Knowing Idi Amin and the 1971 Coup

The soldier is caught up in a coup and at the end of it, finds himself under the command of the most ruthless of leaders.

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3 years ago
51 minutes 52 seconds

Luck Be A Soldier
Top Gun Uganda

What adventures followed for the soldier after being fully commissioned into Uganda's Airforce?

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3 years ago
30 minutes 49 seconds

Luck Be A Soldier
Making A Soldier

Major General Alli Kiiza takes us through why and how he first joined Uganda's air force in 1966.

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3 years ago
26 minutes 24 seconds

Luck Be A Soldier
Major General Alli Kiiza is the luckiest of soldiers. As a member of the Uganda Airforce since 1966, he has been at first hand for it all. From violent changes of government in the 1970s to the famous tactical hostage rescue, Operation Thunderbolt, by Israeli commandos at Entebbe Airport. Many of these events could have ended his life but did not. In this podcast, he will relay some of these stories and you can decide for yourself: can luck be a soldier?