What was it like to be an Asian in Uganda when President Idi Amin announced their expulsion? What were the stories of people who left their homes to explore new lands?

This event is part of a series of events at Chelsea Theatre. To view all events on Sunday 23 October and purchase an all day ticket (£12), click here.

On 4 August 1972, President Idi Amin of Uganda ordered the expulsion of his country’s Indian minority, giving them 90 days to leave Uganda. Amin said that he had had a dream in which God told him to order the expulsion. Asians had been living in the country for more than a century and were considered the backbone of the Ugandan economy. Over 80,000 people left for UK, USA, Canada, India and neighbouring African countries. What was it like to be an Asian in Uganda when Amin announced the expulsion? What were the stories of people who left their homes to explore new lands? This event, marking the launch of From Citizen to Refugee: Uganda Asians come to Britain explores the feelings experienced by Uganda’s Asians and tells of their camps’ political culture.