<prompt> tafsiri zifuatazo kutoka kwa swahili hadi kiingereza.katika kipindi cha vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe , alifanya kazi na afisa wa kifaransa aliyestaafu ambaye alimfundisha kuchimba na kanuni nyingine za kijeshi.  <response>: in the period before the civil war, he worked with a retired french officer who taught him drill and other military principles. 