Adopting the Dragon
40 years ago, the then President of Uganda, Idi Amin, ordered the expulsion of his country's Indian and Pakistani minority, giving them 90 days to leave Uganda.
Wales This Week: Adopting the Dragon
On August 5th 1972, Ugandan president Idi Amin announced a chilling message that would turn lives upside-down forever.
Thousands of non-native Asians were to be expelled from Uganda after the President claimed that they were ‘economic bloodsuckers’ who were exploiting the wealth of the country at the expense of native Africans.
They were given 90 days to get out - leaving everything behind. In all, almost 30,000 Ugandan Asians came to the UK and many went to 12 resettlement camps nationwide.
ITV Wales followed that story back in 1972 and now, with the perspective of 40 years, Wales This Week can show what those families faced and how they moved on with their lives since that time.
Catch: Wales This Week - Adopting The Dragon, Tuesday 31st July on ITV1 Wales at 1930.
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