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I think this forum is running a little slow so I decided to start a little quiz for anyone interested in general history. The idea is to recognize a historical person on basis of hints. I will post some from time to time, anyone else is free to do the same...

"I was born in 1920s in a British colony. As a young man I started my career as a soldier and served Britain (I like to tell I did so) in various places since 1940s. I became known as a competent but brutal leader and I was nearly court martialed after I had had the entire population of a small village killed.

When I was in power I dealt with other other tribes with efficiency that make Saddam look fairly human; some people were fed to crocodiles, some were blown with dynamite.

I was quite an extraordinary statesman; I openly admired Hitler and I was carried among my subjects in a sedan chair by four captured brits. I was a good swimmer and held the national championship in heavyweight boxing for nearly a decade.

I left behind an economically ruined country and a lot of orphans. After local rebels and the army of neighbouring country had superseded me I spent the last 23 years of my life in exile. I´ve been buried in Jedda."

My guess is Idi Amin..........:kill:

Do i win a prize :chin: A new BMW would be nice....:whis:

That is the right answer Foul! Congratulations! ....I´m out of BMWs right now, how about a Lada?

"My father was a soldier that was rewarded with a bishopric for his military achievements by the king. My greatest achievement was perhaps ensuring the strenghtening of my king by dealing with the reluctant nobility with rather harsh measures. So I was involved in secular power even though I was a clergyman. I was also the PM of my country and the chancellor of an university. My favorite color was red."

"A battleship was named after me, she took part in the battle of Dakar"

Cardinal Richelieu, but I had no clue until the Dakar comment!

Rick

Thats correct! Perhaps the first hint was a little tricky Ricky.... I start working the next one shortly....

”I was born in 6th century BC in a city state. Although I did not accomplish anything special during my reign that lasted a little less than a decade, my life ended in a place that everyone who knows history has heard of. When I looked death in the eyes I finally accomplished something. After my death a statue with a lion in it was erected there, today there is a statue that they say looks like me.”

Need another hint?

Leonidas I :chin:

I have come clean and say i had to check with google first! :whis:

What colour Lada's do you have to offer, one with four wheels would be good..........

Foul. Wrote:Leonidas I :chin:

I have come clean and say i had to check with google first! :whis:

What colour Lada's do you have to offer, one with four wheels would be good..........

Correct!.... The Lada is brown, but it only has three wheels. Sorry :P

Here´s the next one:

"I lived about a 1000 years after Leonidas, I had my people converted to catholics, I was the last leader of a people that is known by its name by everyone, but the present meaning of that name does no justice to my people."