Derek R Peterson

@Unseen_Archive · Ann Arbor · joined 12 Sep 2019

Ali Mazrui Professor of African Studies @umich. #MacFellow. New book: A Popular History of Idi Amin's Uganda. Available at https://t.co/8TjlhKEBfb

30 895Followers

935Following

3 958Posts total

693.6KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

8 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown widely, but few of those viewers react.

Median views11 359this account1 637median for 10K–100K

Reach, %36.77%this account5.01%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %1.01%this account1.81%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	11 359	1 637	6.94×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	36.77%	5.01%	7.34×
Engagement rate	1.01%	1.81%	0.56×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

53.6K24 Jun

1.6K

505

1.4K25 Aug

367.4K27 Aug

216.6K28 Aug

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7.2K31 Aug

1K2 Sep

Last 11 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

1.36%24 Jun

1.40%

0.99%

1.92%25 Aug

0.87%27 Aug

1.12%28 Aug

0.15%

0.82%

0.89%

1.86%31 Aug

1.93%2 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.81%.

What the audience does

Likes70.5%5 255 in total

Reposts17.0%1 264 in total

Replies2.1%155 in total

Quotes1.4%105 in total

Bookmarks9.0%674 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

The Gossage Cup--launched in 1926--was the oldest football tournament in Africa. Here's film from the 1956 version. First: the semifinal, which putting Uganda against Zanzibar. It was--as far as I can see--the first film made by the Uganda Film Unit. 1/ https://t.co/N5btrhW8Nh 1K views · 11 likes · 8 reposts · 1 replies 02 Sep 2026 I've just published an admiring obituary of the late historian John Iliffe in @TC_Africa. Prof. Iliffe was my colleague during the time I taught @Cambridge_Uni, and I learned a great deal from him. Requiem aeternam. https://t.co/20p8VCrTFb 7.2K views · 88 likes · 38 reposts · 4 replies 31 Aug 2026 @Unseen_Archive @Reuters He grew up right in front of us, free from any form of scandal and controversy. A gentle and relatable King to the youth, a very jolly and present King to the subjects. What a tragic loss. 13K views · 114 likes · 0 reposts · 2 replies 28 Aug 2026 @Unseen_Archive @Reuters His childhood was stolen away from him. And death has stolen him away from us..😢😭 9.7K views · 78 likes · 2 reposts · 0 replies 28 Aug 2026 @Unseen_Archive @Reuters https://t.co/Jd54RviXJe 21.6K views · 29 likes · 3 reposts · 0 replies 28 Aug 2026 1999. The boy in the green Aga Khan sweater sat at the front of the class, his hand up before his classmate even finished the question. He knew the answer. His name, according to the register, was George. Outside the gate, royal guards waited. But in here, he was just 216.6K views · 1.8K likes · 559 reposts · 61 replies 28 Aug 2026 I am very sorry to hear of the death of Oyo Nyimba, the late Omukama of Tooro. He spent much of his short life growing into the leadership of his kingdom. He was crowned in 1995 after his father's death. He was 3 years old. Here's a clip of his coronation. Courtesy @Reuters. ht 367.4K views · 2.7K likes · 467 reposts · 19 replies 27 Aug 2026 As the Trump govt contemplates making Lake Ontario into 'Lake America': Here's the Voice of Uganda, 17 July 1973: Presidents Idi Amin and Mobutu rename Lake Edward as 'Lake Idi Amin Dada' & Lake Albert as 'Lake Mobutu sese Seko'. https://t.co/9Uq6rW5tSH 1.4K views · 21 likes · 5 reposts · 0 replies 25 Aug 2026 @Unseen_Archive @EmmanuelEkeesit Can't wait to read this, professor. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 505 views · 4 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 24 Jun 2025 I’m hopeful that an East Africa edition will be published soon. More to come. 1.6K views · 15 likes · 1 reposts · 6 replies 24 Jun 2025 My new book--A Popular History of Idi Amin's Uganda--publishes today! Based on newly-available government archives, the book shows why and how Amin's regime commanded popular support. It can be bought on paper or as an e-book here: https://t.co/dnGOFyuZ32 https://t.co/Op9mwhw1 53.6K views · 468 likes · 181 reposts · 61 replies 24 Jun 2025