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In the 1970’s nearly 60,000 Ugandan Asians were expelled from the country by President Idi Amin. Many immigrated to nearby countries.

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Idi Amin: Violent Ugandan President - Fast Facts | History

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Idi Amin: Violent Ugandan President - Fast Facts | History

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Ugandan Asians were expelled from Uganda by their president Idi Amin.

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Ugandan Asians did not have a choice to stay in Uganda, for it would put their health and well being in danger.

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Ugandan Indians were drawn to the U.K after many were expelled by President Amin. India was under British rule for a very long time, this resulted in many Indians having relatives  living in the UK and even some having British passports themselves. This drew them to follow their “kin”.

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President Amin sought asylum in Saudi Arabia in the mid 1980’s due to the revolt against his regime.

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President Amin became a major general under President Obote. He led an attack on the king of Buganda. Prime Minister Abadi told the Bugandans that were arming themselves to let dow their weapons to not seem like a threat. Amin used excessive force that left hundreds of people dead, property destroyed, and the king fled.

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After Amin died of organ failure many of the immigrants returned to Uganda.

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Migrants moved to Kenya ( 399.79 mi), Pakistan (3,144 mi), and India (3,412 mi).

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#3 Migrants who move longer distances tend to choose big-city destinations 

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#3 Migrants who move longer distances tend to choose big-city destinations 

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For more than 25 years London had a massive population decline, the population started to increase again around the early 1970s which could be linked to the massive population of Asians escaping from Uganda to the UK. It seemed more of the migrants sought refuge in the major city of London.

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#4 Urban residents are often less migratory than inhabitants of rural areas.

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#4 Urban residents are often less migratory than inhabitants of rural areas.

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In this specific example, this law does not apply. Indians made up less than 1% of Uganda's population and more than 65% of the country's annual tax revenues. Indians in Uganda were more commonly in the city for work and living due to there above-average wealth. The richest man in Uganda at the time was Indian and lived in the city.

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#5 Families are less likely to make international moves than young adults 

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#5 Families are less likely to make international moves than young adults 

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Once again in this specific example, this law does not apply. Many families escaped Amin for the sake of their children and because it was forced migration it didn't matter whether or not they had families, if they were Asian they were forced to leave or they would die. The expulsion was based on nationality and not random.

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Although most Ugandan Asians left the country, about 4,000 stayed in the country and were considered refugees.