Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:diaspora
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| gptkbp:composedOf |
people of South Asian descent
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| gptkbp:exiledTo |
gptkb:Idi_Amin
1972 |
| gptkbp:historicalBackground |
Many Ugandan Asians were descendants of Indian laborers and merchants brought to East Africa by the British in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ugandan Asian diaspora
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| gptkbp:impactOnHostCountries |
contributed to multiculturalism
established successful businesses revitalized local economies |
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Gujarati
gptkb:Luganda gptkb:Punjabi English Swahili |
| gptkbp:majorCity |
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada gptkb:India gptkb:Kenya gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:notableContributor |
philanthropy
cultural diversity business and entrepreneurship in host countries |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
1972 expulsion of Asians from Uganda
|
| gptkbp:notableOrganization |
Association of Ugandan Asians in the UK
Ugandan Asian Foundation |
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Rita_Patel
gptkb:Meera_Syal gptkb:Nitin_Sawhney gptkb:Iqbal_Sacranie gptkb:Shriti_Vadera gptkb:Rohit_Jaggi Gulam Noon Lord Popat Rumi Verjee |
| gptkbp:originatedIn |
gptkb:Uganda
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| gptkbp:populationEstimate |
several thousand in India
over 5,000 in Canada over 60,000 in the UK |
| gptkbp:reasonForExpulsion |
economic nationalism
alleged disloyalty to Uganda |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Pakistani_diaspora
Indian diaspora East African Asian diaspora |
| gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Islam gptkb:Sikhism |
| gptkbp:repatriationEfforts |
Some Ugandan Asians have returned to Uganda since the 1990s
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:1970s_Ugandan_Asian_expulsion
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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