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Muhammad Ali: He refused to fight Idi Amin, then looked up to see gun pointed at him
Muhammad Ali: He refused to fight Idi Amin, then looked up to see gun pointed at him

Muhammad Ali: He refused to fight Idi Amin, then looked up to see gun pointed at him

Date12/13/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Muhammad Ali: He refused to fight Idi Amin, then looked up to see gun pointed at him.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0028995F
Cassius clay, otherwise known as Muhammad Ali, is quick with fists as he preps for fight with Bonavena, the stepping stone to multi-million dollar bout with Frazier
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Foreign Minister, Paul Etiang of Uganda talks with newsmen at a reception he gave last night in his Ottawa hotel. Earlier in the day, Etiang read a 55-minute speech written by President Idi Amin blaming Britain for many African problems and charging the Commonwealth is a talk shop.
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Expelled from Idi Amin's Uganda in 1972, lawyer Zaka Haque, pictured with wife and children Nabeel, 18, and Nadia, 8, sought refuge in Canada and was reduced to eating meals of bread and butter in Toronto
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Lennox Lewis of Canada ducks away from a wild left thrown by Jorge Gonzales of Cuba in 91K gold medal fight at Convention Centre today. Jorge must have landed a few as he won decision in dull bout
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Berbick: Canadian champ threatened to pull out of Nasau fight unless he was paid
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Mohammad Hussain Dadabhoy son Muhammad Amin Dadabhay
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Berbick to fight Joe Bugner in Australia
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