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50th anniversary of the arrival of Ugandan Asians in Britain. Credit: BUA P Solanki, Lucy Vickers
On the 4 August 1972, Ugandan President Idi Amin ordered the expulsion of all Asians from Uganda. 50 years later, The National Archives worked with partners British Ugandan Asians at 50 to host a commemorative panel debate headed by leading British Ugandan Asians from the fields of media, medicine, politics and business.