Denis Hills, who died on Monday aged 90, lived his life like an old-fashioned Boys' Own adventure, and wrote about his exploits in books and magazines with enviable vigour and wit. He is probably most ...

Denis Hills, a British writer, lecturer and adventurer once sentenced to death by Idi Amin for describing the Ugandan dictator as a “black Nero” and “village tyrant,” has died. He was 90. Hills died ...

Denis Hills was born on November 8 1913 at Moseley, a suburb of Birmingham, where his father managed the local branch of the Midland Bank. By his own admission spoilt as a child, he grew into an ...

Denis Hills, who has died aged 90, came to the world's attention in June 1975, when he was sentenced to death for "treason" by Idi Amin after describing the Ugandan dictator as a "black Nero" and a ...

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