History of Uganda (1971–79) to early 1971, Milton Obote's regime had terrorized, harassed, and tortured people. Frequent food shortages had blasted food prices through the ceiling. Obote's persecution of Indian traders had contributed to this. During Obote's regime, flagrant and widespread corruption had emerged. The regime was disliked, particularly in Buganda where people had suffered the most. By January 1971, Milton Obote, then President of Uganda, was prepared to rid himself of the potential threat posed by Idi Amin. Departing for the 1971 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting at Singapore, he relayed orders to loyal Langi officers that Amin and his supporters in the
Who I Was Born to Be live audience of 58,000 in the Shanghai Grand Stadium for China's Got Talent viewed by a 560 million television audience. In recent years Boyle performed "Who I Was Born to Be" in an appearance at the end of the touring musical "I Dreamed a Dream" in the U.K. March-October 2012 and during her "Susan Boyle in Concert" tour of Scotland in July 2013. In August 2013 Boyle performed the song during the opening ceremonies of the 2013 Special Olympics held at the Royal Crescent in Bath. Full Lyrics of song Who I Was Born to Be "Who I Was Born