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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:diaspora
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gptkbp:composedOf
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people of South Asian descent
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gptkbp:exiledTo
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gptkb:Idi_Amin
1972
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gptkbp:historicalBackground
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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.
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gptkbp:impactOnHostCountries
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contributed to multiculturalism
established successful businesses
revitalized local economies
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Gujarati
gptkb:Luganda
gptkb:Punjabi
English
Swahili
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gptkbp:majorCity
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gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:India
gptkb:Kenya
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:notableContributor
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gptkb:philanthropy
cultural diversity
business and entrepreneurship in host countries
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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1972 expulsion of Asians from Uganda
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gptkbp:notableOrganization
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Association of Ugandan Asians in the UK
Ugandan Asian Foundation
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Rita_Patel
gptkb:Meera_Syal
gptkb:Nitin_Sawhney
gptkb:Iqbal_Sacranie
gptkb:Shriti_Vadera
gptkb:Rohit_Jaggi
Gulam Noon
Lord Popat
Rumi Verjee
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gptkbp:originatedIn
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gptkb:Uganda
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gptkbp:populationEstimate
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several thousand in India
over 5,000 in Canada
over 60,000 in the UK
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gptkbp:reasonForExpulsion
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economic nationalism
alleged disloyalty to Uganda
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Pakistani_diaspora
gptkb:Indian_diaspora
East African Asian diaspora
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Sikhism
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gptkbp:repatriationEfforts
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Some Ugandan Asians have returned to Uganda since the 1990s
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:1970s_Ugandan_Asian_expulsion
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Ugandan Asian diaspora
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