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The exodus of Asians from Uganda

The exodus of Asians from Uganda

In 1972, dictator Idi Amin announced that all Asians had just 90 days to leave Uganda.

Witness History · BBC World Service

August 3, 20229m 11sExplicit

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In 1972, the dictator Idi Amin announced that all Asians had just 90 days to leave Uganda. Teacher Nurdin Dawood, who had a young family, didn't at first believe that Amin was serious. But soon he was desperately searching for a new country to call home. Farhana Dawood spoke to her father Nurdin Dawood in 2011. This programme contains descriptions of racial discrimination.

Caption: President of Uganda Idi Amin. Credit: Keystone/Getty Images