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World Service,05 Aug 2011,10 mins

Exodus of Asians from Uganda

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In 1972 the dictator Idi Amin announced that all Asians had 90 days to leave Uganda. Nurdin Dawood, a teacher with a young family, didn't at first believe that Amin was serious. But soon he was desperately searching for a country to call home. Photo: Idi Amin - Press Association

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