Uganda's President Admits: Expelling Indians in 1972 was a "Mistake" | Vantage with Palki Sharma
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- Uganda's President Admits: Expelling Indians in 1972 was a "Mistake" | Vantage with Palki Sharma
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has admitted that expelling Indians in the 70s was a "mistake". Uganda's former dictator Idi Amin had expelled Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi citizens from Uganda - leading to a mass exodus from the country. About 80,000 Indians living in Uganda at the time had to leave their homes and thriving businesses to migrate to safer places. Palki Sharma tells you how Museveni's admission sets an example.
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I've met many Indians who moved from Uganda to the UK and USA and thank Idi Amin because the indians moved and did better than they would have ever done in Uganda...
Probably false. The West is in massive decline. These Indians were business owners in Uganda. By now they would have been wealthy owners of big businesses in Uganda instead of petrostation owners in the US. Uganda is looking actually good right now. land and housing are cheap unlike the West.
"The West is in massive decline"... no it's not. @@TemplarX2
@@TemplarX2No we xont want them. Today ask any Ugandan. Idi amin stood for the black man and didnt take any racisim and mistreatment of a black person lightly. So indians with heor superiority complex over blacks had to leave. And today we own our country and its not an apathide city like it used to be with the cities having only indians and no black given permits to do any business in the city.
Although m7 the Rwandses brought them back and he steals ugandas money and reaources through them and all ends up to build his home country rwanda.
True. I was living in London during that time and remember all this.
You are absolutely correct. These Indian where the movers and stakeholders of Uganda for more than 60 years in some cases. I don't know Ugandan of Indian origin who was happy running motels along interstate in southern United States, compared to the live they had in Uganda. I hope the president of Uganda issue a formal apology to the all those affected by that gross injustice and rectitude their properties and money with interest. That will go long way in the reconciliation between Ugandan of Indian origin and their country of birth.
Im from Fiji and Indians played a major role in Fijis development.
Where is Fiji ?
@@DailyClipLaneit’s a Island search in Google dude 👆🏼😀
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@@augustocosta7887plz study more india is developing country in whole world
@augustocosta7887 unlike china India 🇮🇳 has to spend billions everywhere to surpass internal and external terrorism.
Correction! My family who left before Idi Amin expelled the Asians never waned to go back. Most of the Asians were not interested to go back and those who went back to reclaim their properties sold them and returned. They lost trust and most of us who settled in the west are very prosperous. Palki when you said there are 35,000 Indians in Uganda, most of them are first generation Indians who went from India. When we visited Uganda we saw Indians who came directly from India and not the former Ugandan Indians. Once bitten twice shy. Only a handful of former Ugandan Indians went back to do business in Uganda. Majority refused. President Museveni and I personally met in USA and he extended invitation to our family to come back but we politely turned it down.
Muse is a house man that's why. Begging your oppressor to come back and mistreat your people again. Silly man.
Well put. ( we are fortunate to be in Canada!( though hopefully our Junior Trudeau seek other pastures)
lots of Indians. who were kicked out of Uganda nd Tanzania have pictures of IdiAmin and Nyerere in there homes in prominent places and adorned with garlands and flowers. They thank them for kicking them out. Now. we. are secure, with our families. We donot have to suffer. abuses and humiliations which was. a. daily fare in East Africa for "Asians". We are now. grateful, patriotic citizens of U.sand Canada, with. opportunities for. a secure and. prosperous future. Thank you Idi and Julius!!
The media won't paint this
THE ASIANS EXPLOITED UGANDA'S AND GOT UNJUST FAVOUR ABOVE THE LOCAL CITIZEN.
Alot of Indians say they are discriminated against in Canada. Just something to consider.
@@JohnHoo-mx6ifWay to miss the point!
People may not know this but Suella Braverman was also thrown out of Uganda by Idi Amin.
I am from Sri Lanka. One of our older relatives sent a letter to Idi Amin to explain why he should reconsider his decision to deport Indians (Asians) . The next day Idi Amin's soldiers showed up at her home and served a deportation notice to leave Uganda within 48 hours and she came back to Sri Lanka. Movie: The rise and fall of Idi Amin.
It takes a lot of courage to stand for the right thing. Good on your relative.
True. Especially given his atrocities. She was very good looking, educated but we never knew she had the courage to do this. She was living with her daughter and son in law and they were unaware of this until the soldiers came home to hand over the deportation notice. I remember a lot of people came to see her at her home in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. I was a kid and all of us kept asking her to explain why and how she contacted Idi Amin.
@@nilminisubramaniam7985 She was lucky his soldiers didn't knock on her door in the middle of the night and do away with her right there and then !
@@harrodsfan Absolutely
Amin did not deport anyone. Firstly, he told Britain take all its citizens with them. All persons holding British citizenship was asked to leave. Britain did not want the Indians because The UK racist government decided that there were too many Indians already in the UK. Britain then asked India to take them and India refused stating that they were not Indian citizens. Amin was used as the fall guy to cover up The UK 's colonial racist policies aganist native Ugandans. All Indians asked to leave were holders of UK citizenship. How can you receive independence from from one guy and then your economy is in the hands of foreigners.The British used the Indians, their Neocolonial puppets of Tanzania, and the fact that Amin had sided with the Muslims, to discredit him and remove him from office. Then the British and their cohorts began the recolonization of Uganda The British have released all the files now . Go and check it out. Same thing happened to Muammar Gaddafy, Saddam Hussein , Bashur Assad, Zia Al Huq etc. Why was it a problem for the Indians to return to their own country? Why did they have to remain where they were not wanted when they themselves despised the native Africans. Indians come from a racist society and thats they only way the live among other people. So they need to be in India. Amin was right. Just like Trump, and everyone else who ask people who are displacing the rights of the indiginous people to leave. Arabs ask people to leave their countries every day . India did the same to the people of Bangladsh also. The Indians should have returned to India or follow the British to the U K. Museveni was wrong and is still wrong and is too political to admit the truth. All those Amin movies are UK propaganda.. 0:04
For the uninitiated, most of the Indians in Uganda were Gujaratis & Marwadis, who excelled at what they're famous for-Business acumen and entrepreneurship! Since they controlled so much, Idi Amin felt insecure! But he was also a brutal dictator to his own people! Uganda's loss was the UK's gain. The Gujarati community has been thriving in the UK since!
Idi was stupid and even a psycho actually with the military behind him
@@dejikay2564 If he had two brain cells to rub together he could have figured out a way to use the Indians to earn more money than he could ever have.
Do you forget British puppets? Colonial stooges? Racist? Self hating? LOL blind because of extremism
Guju doing what they are best known for😂.
Keep making India proud.
" Since they controlled so much, Idi Amin felt insecure!". How do you know? He may have some other reason. Best not to speculate about what is in the mind of another.
My Gujarati patel family was from Jinja before Idi Amin kicked my dad and his siblings out. I was born and raised in America.
When I was a child I remember the drive from Nairobi to Kampala. We lived in Kampala and when when we got to the brewery outside of Jinja I knew were almost home. That was pre 1972. We went to Nairobi, Mombasa and Jinja to visit family
Yes palki and a lot of them came to the UK. And they set up businesses and worked hard and prospered. And they still are. Their children are now British citizens a lot of whom whent to universities.
Thank god india accepted parisis , jews as our own people. We can see Their contribution to our economy and to world humanity is very big.
Some countries can't accept them who are different from their native. They just want to be poor .
And are you Rich smh😂
@@AA-xs8mvthey became rich. What is musli contribution
@@AA-xs8mv Yep, we are.
Not the richest, but amongst them.
PPP and GDP both. Per Capita defers from country to country on the ratio of population size and total combined income.
And still the fastest growing economy today as well. So yeah, we are doing pretty good actually.
@@pam4840Only feeded by government money and destruction
INDIA doing same with Muslims??
Maldives should learn this historical lesson. Generalistic dislike towards a group of people is not going to do you any favors. However, if they had that kind of intelligence they would be progressive and not the opposite
Thousands of Indians continues to work in Maldives nothing changed for them, no Maldivian say a word to those Indians who are working in Maldives. Whatever happening in social media stays in social media. Reality on the ground is same as old times Indians are living normally through all Maldivian Islands
@@sahyl3327 Not really though. The attack on the yoga event hosted by the indian consulate wasn't happening on social media, you know and neither were the 'India out' protests
No wanting a military base in your country is not being racist
@@diogobezerra467there is no indian base in maldives.
78 ppl posted there to maintain the chauffeurs, ships and radar gifted by the Indian gov . Is this the army who the maldives claim wanted to takeover. Wow.....I didn't know we were thaaattt strong !!!
The success of Indians in Uganda pre-Amin is a perfect example of the many blessing of the British Empire. Without the Empire the Indians never would have come to Uganda, remember they were free to leave after time.
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Bro is delusional read history Indian were all around the world before British empire
The guy was a Titan , but Have you seen 80000 Ugandans in India?
I seriously doubt if the Indians would welcome them with open arms.
We have a large 150,000 African Siddi tribe in India.
If you have guts then check about 'African Siddi in India' and you will know.
Atleast they are living peacefully here in India rather then fighting between each other tribes back in Africa.
Very true @@radeonblue1816
My question exactly?
@@radeonblue1816 they work as house maids or some low level employment, Indians in Africa own posh homes and prime land mostly through corruption.
Looks like the same thing is going to happen with Maldives.
Maldives will turn into Nauru
@@santusanturohit4832 Is Nauru some kind of island country?
@@desiputtar89 Yes..in South Pacific..read its history..rag to rich then rag again
Maldives is already facing the consequences of choosing a stupid leader.
Sad to hear a 14 year old boy died just because Maldivian prez Mohamed Muizzu refused the Indian soldiers to airlift the boy living in remote island to capital city Male.
They are buying drones to replace Indian military of 70 soldier. No attack drone is going to do the rescue work .
😂😂👌🏻
In Kenya also, the Indians have contributed so much to our economy over the years🙂
You mean corrupt people sending money to India
They are taking money in there country
Yes they have been money laundering for corrupt Kenyan government officials for 50 years!
Soon they will take over your country.
no they dont
Thank you palki sharMA. Your job is well done
Great reporting and great reporter.
One important lesson Indians learnt from Uganda episode was that as a minority community it should be politically active to safeguard its economic interests.
And that's the problem...do you want a minority of Africans safeguard their interest in India to?
How can you be Indian and safeguard your interest in Africa politically you must be insane, go back to India do we Africans hold any form of economic or political power in India??
@@fredrikr6280 Good question.
@@fredrikr6280yes but africans are not citizen of india. Are they? Also africans makes 0.0001% of india's population but Indians were in large number in Uganda
@@thedn3164 let's stop pretending that there is no racism against black Africans in India. We know Ghandi was a racist. If india treats the "dalits" bad then what about black Africans.
Museveni ruled uganda from 1985, why the hell is he blaming Idi Amin for the economic problems.
How was the economy by then??
He is trying to Justify his failure after 40yrs of corruption.
@@tommugarra7675How was the economy of the neighboring countries. Plus what was our population, export and international labor. He is just being a drama queen for his failures. 35 years and he is still blaming his predecessors.
By the time Amin left, the economy was dead. The economies around us were far ahead. We were importing everything from Kenya mainly.. Am not referring to the current situation.
Secondly, such actions of chasing foreigners from a country hasl always have drastic repercussions to any economy. Mainly because the technical know-how is not considered... If you need another example, is Zimbabwe ....
Farms were owned and run by the whites.. you wake up and give it to a chap who has not even tilled a small garden for his domestic use. What do you expect??
Chaps were given shops, factories, etc. When the Indians left UG, the best was to loot the shops .
In reference to the current situation.. frankly speaking, a few Ugandans have the capital or skills to invest in manufacturing rather they do in other sectors... the Asians do have the capacity and are doing it
@@tommugarra7675 It is not as simple as you are making it look. The foreigners get incentives, marketing and are given operating capital in certain circumstances. Unlike the locals. Secondly Amin was bad but on asking the Indians to redistribute or leave and most chose to leave shows they weren't having a heart for the country. They had established racial empires and controlled many sectors which your tribesmen have revived as they now run most of the sectors with monopoly.
Why isn't China dependent upon white or Indian or any other minorities for its progress and rise to power? Because the Chinese people and their leaders chose not to become dependent. The real mistake is to allow oneself to become dependent upon any minority especially clannish and hostile and insular minorities which both Indians and whites have often proven to be. Prove me wrong. Now answer these questions: Would Indians or whites allow black people or black Africans to behave in their home countries the way they have and often still do in Africa. Would they accept the same kind of attitudes from black people in their homelands? There needs to be a lot more honesty in this conversation and a lot more historical and current context inserted.
Thomas Sowell said the exact same thing, you cannot replace human capital that easy
I lived in Uganda for more than years, Modren Ugandans are Very nice people, Ugandans broad minded. Wonderful forests, lot of natural excitements. It has great future
They literally kill gays and are paranoid about homosexuality.
are you Indian origin?
1960s was an era of anti Indian sentiments in Africa. After British colonialism ended in Africa, local African politicians needed new scapegoat and Asians were there for the taking. Lot of these Asians then had to leave their home in Africa overnight and most of them went to UK, not India, Pakistan (Undevided). Current UK prime minister Rishi Sunak comes from one such family which had to emigrate from Tanzania (Uganda's neighbour) on 1960s. History is weird. Our present is connected with our past.
Indians where colonialists helpers no Wonder they was resentment towards them , they had managing wealth on behalf of the British
Present is supposed to be connected by you past
There were plenty indians in Rhodisia but when the Black government took over WHERE IS THE INVESTMENT/INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT DID THEY LEAVE BEHIND???? Most of them crossed over to South Africa where they're controlling the government.
In military terms there's what is called WITHDRAWAL STRATEGY. When the "Lions" kill there is a certain clothe that is put IN BETWEEN to prevent further blood loss!!! (Indeed that shouldn't shock the neighbours but surely the victim must bleed to death) so goes the jungle feiry tale.
These small animals that feed themselves after the kill are REAL SNAKE CHARMERS THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HYPERSOMNIA IN WHICH YOUR BONES CAN BE GROUND finish! to clear any CRIME SCENE EVIDENCE WHILE NEIGHBOURS ARE WATCHING/SLEEPING .So it is "inappropriate" to classify vultures as COMPLICIT, if you notice a similar pattern but different scenarios.
So l didn't classify vultures under scavengers, I don't know which part of Africa you come from to classify THE MOST TRUSTED SERVANTS OF the king of the jungle in such a manner.
Thank god you they had a country to take them.the uk became a proper home and still is.
@@AMODAFRICAwhat are you about ?
So true what you mentioned, the only problem is the racism you forgot to mention by Asians (Indians/Pakistanis). Say the whole truth and not half the truth
She's full of hyperbole
Palki Sharma is filled with Indian hatefulness and bitterness !!
Let me ask you people something, How is the dark skin people in India treated? Do you ever see them on Indian televsion? The Indian people have a name that they call these dark skin people, do any of you know what they call these dark skin people? Why are you not talking about how badly these peopke are treated? Do you feel that that is the way it should be and only fround upon when the lighter skin Indians are mistreated? Maybe the Ugandan President was aware of how these darker skin people were treated and did not want his own people to be treated that way no matter how much the Indians brought to Uganda. Your being treated like a human being is worth any amount of money. I say, WELL DONE Mr President.
It is not only UGANDA, Asians holding British Passports, born during British Colonial era, were told to leave KENYA AND TANZANIA. People today hold any passports in most countries, but Asians, despite their BIRTH RIGHTS had to leave . No compensation was awarded.
Stop your ignorance no one has ever been told to leave kenya. Kenya has always been a free democratic country welcoming people from all over the world
@@Dixonmcdixon You lack knowledge. I was born in Kenya and know better than you. Altishl Asians left Kenya for India or UK in late 60s. They were British passport holders. Their business licences were cancelled and despite being born in Kenya had to go. Go check that.
@@aceji I have taught history in kenya for 25 years and I have checked everything like you asked me to, my answer still remains the same nothing has changed
@@Dixonmcdixon Dixon all you need to do is do a simple UA-cam search of the Kenyan Asian Expulsion of the 1960s, it was horid and quickly damage control was done to avoid a Uganda like situation
@@saviop7529 I have searched everywhere on google and UA-cam and there is nothing confirming what you are supporting and alleging. The closes I found was this;
“In 1971, Idi Amin took power in Uganda and soon expelled the country's Asians; Kenyan MP Martin Shikuku declared that Kenya should follow Idi Amin's steps and expel Asians, too - sending shivers down many people's spines!”
Martin Shikuku opinion which never materialized should not be considered an expulsion please be careful not to confuse the 2.
Actually Indians came in for the Nairobi Kampala railway. Construction under British rule. A lot of the expelled Indian families (including mine) last minute took flights to Kenya and Tanzania and settled there. Heard the experience from my grandparents and was quite an ordeal but the overall East African Asian community was quite helpful. Kenyans overall were welcoming and for a good few decades times were great, nirvana, almost perfect until new problems surfaced which we see being tackled today (security and crime uprise)
Am glad you recognize that we are nice people. However, dont get me wrong. You seem to be a nice guy. I wouldnt say the same about most of your people. Some are just as heartless as arabs
Nope. The British brought them in Nairobi and they failed to take them to Britain. Are they really needed in Africa? I don't think so. Not everyone swallows that rubbish of acceptance of people who don't like u
So why did they not return to India or the UK a 0:04 and excelled there? No one can claim the right to settle uninvited in anothet man's house. Those Indians were British subjects. Uganda had gained its independance and had asked all British citizens to leave lndians did not want to be in Uganda . They were eager to leave until the British abandonned them. These are facts. Many people who had settled in India from Bangladesh during the war with Pakistan that India instigated were asked by India to return to their countries. All over Europe and North America, the same countries that condemned Amin are currently asking migrants from the Ukraine, and the Arab countries to leave their shores. Mynamar is doing it right now to some other refugees. And Trump did it and will be doing it very soon.All those fake movies and lies were made to hide the real story of who the real devils were and the games they played with the Ugandans and the Indians. Go and get the files. They have been declassified. Amin held a meeting with all the concerned heads of states: the British, US, French, Indians Pakistanis and others , where he informed them that he was going to ask The UK to take all its citizens out of the newly Independent Uganda. After all if you are independent you need time and space to mold your citizens and plan for the future. The Indians were used as buffers between the Uganďans and the British colonizers who were robbing, stealing and abusing the Africans.They hated Amin because he was an independant thinking muslim.
Still why did you not return to your homeland? Why do Indians in Africa keep dodging these questions. They hate Africans but they are after the African resouces. Arabs do not buy the mess that if you make a baby in Saudi Arabia the cild is an Arab. Neither does china, but the colonizer had forced this mess on the Africans through their education system. Thats why South Africa has problems right now. The colonizers and their proxies are still refusing to leave Africa or return the stolen lands to the indignous. people. 0:04
Well Idi Amin obviously thought they weren't needed and then the business sector in the country largely collapsed and it turned out they were. Successive Ugandan Governments have since urged them to come back. You have your thoughts (as did Amin) - turns out reality and History do not align with them - wise men would learn from History!
You also said the British brought them to Nairobi - they were brought initially for labour for the railways (the locals were not in sufficient numbers and dependable). They subsequently set up businesses and towns along those railways and elsewhere. After the British, Indians have founded more towns in Kenya than anybody else - a lot of towns in rural Kenya started around a duka set up by an Indian family. @@elvisejo5885
A little correction: Museveni came to power in 1986 after overthrowing Milton Obote and not 1979, it was Obote who over throw Amin Dada.
not exactly. Museveni was part of a coalition that overthrew Amin.
Calling Amin a racist?he just returned the same energy they brought to Ugandans.
Absolutely correct: Expelling invaders (with negative "energy") is always the right thing to do.
It's not like Indians were invited into Africa as Guests? They were INVADERS!
And even Guests who failed to live by the home-rule of African HOSTS should be expelled.
As in ?
@@Mostly-Sane racism
The world is a global village Amin was a racist
He did the right thing he just didn’t hve a plan of what to do after indians
What's done cannot be undone. Amin knew exactly what he did. There was no mistake in his barbaric actions.
There was a mistake. Otherwise, he would have been a dictator until the end of his life.
Barbaric action? Chill there was nothing barbaric
They are not Africans! Gtfo! Y’all come here to steal! He is stupid to say it was a mistake
@@kharbzi_Aleteebarbaric is something you say to Israel 🇮🇱 not us! This is our land crack head
@@kharbzi_Aletee do u even know amin ???? He was cannibal . 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Actually the Anglo-Indians of that time were managing businesses on behalf of the British and many of them were so racist towards Africans because of the British colonial influence. But thankfully today, we live so peacefully with them. Much love
There were ZERO anglo Indians in Uganda
@@silentvoiceinthedark5665Have you watched this video of Colonial British era Nursery poem for kids which is a racist pile of Jargon against African Blacks, and the singing actress is an Indian?
May be they were racist , fair enough but kicking out of country was not fair
You do an animalistic Injustice for what ever populist reason and you end up starving.
She lied in her presentation by omission. She left out the racism of Indians, maltreatment of Ugandans, and the parallel lives they lived. Amin did NOT kill three hundred thousand people. That was a demonization by the savage Brits with the Nast teeth like jagged teeth sharks.
I like this man idea , the problem about we Africa 🌍 we fight our own success
Dr. Thomas Sowell not only excellently documents this episode in history, he also brilliantly ties this into the general historical pattern of business-savvy foreign minorities being repressed and resented by the natives (Jews, Chinese, Indians, Lebanese). It shows how hatred of these groups is purely irrationally based, and caused me to have a great respect for those people.
Jews, Chinese, Indians, Lebanese AND THE IGBO OF AFRICA.
Museveni took over in 1986, Amin was overthrown by Obote in 1979. There were a few temporary military officers who tried to rule between the time Amin Was overthrown and Museveni takeover.
Expelled Ugandan Indians are doing extremely well abroad and their children are holding high positions. We would like to thank Adi Amin for his action. Nearly all the taxes collected in Uganda were paid by Indians , only 10% was paid by Africans.
My dad's friend, was expelled, his Gold Shop Confesticated, he return back to India totally broke, no idea, where he left.
It’s is Museveni apologizing not Ugandans…
Took them five decades to figure this out?! 😅😂
Be damn if you do
Be damn if you don't
Just faking it. No ugandan believes it
I was one of the victim of Idi Amin. Now well settled in UK
Good for you, stay there Indian .
Good for you ...Africa is for africans ...
@@StevenBiko1 😂😂😂😂
U can be a UK citizen but never British !😂
Indians do good wherever they go, they handled most of East African nation's economies, nowadays run the biggest companies in the world like google, Microsoft, ibm, etc, and almost everywhere have the highest tax contribution and kowest crime rates. India too is the fastest growing major economy. Future is bright for India 😊
Just don't drink the water in Mumbai or anywhere else in the country. For Pete's sake, we're in the 21st century and India can send a spaceship to the moon but still cannot get their act together when it comes to simple sanitation. The Ganges River is a cesspool.
@@moweems5802u 🐒 ganga is cleaner than any drinkable water in Africa oh i forgot water don't exist in Africa
Expelling a foreign mercantile class that colonization installed over the native population in order to break their monopoly on the economy and wealth in the country was not a mistake. It was an unfortunate necessity to throw off the foreign colonial yoke. It's absurd that a foreign minority imposed on Africans by colonization should own 90% of the businesses and wealth in the country. How could Africans ever live or thrive in that condition? Building factories for Africans to be worker bees in is not a real benefit to the African people. The power of these returnees is the reason for the statement. He is at the end of the day at their behest beck and call which is exactly what Idi Amin was trying to prevent. Africans wake up!
In uganda we know who has done so well as a president it's not about words it's all about actions and the love of the people of uganda
......and that's president Idd Amin Dada, the best president of Uganda ever
Always speak your mind without fear. We love General Amin. He was African NATIONALIST.
@@OtheDaddyhe was a racist terrorist dictator....today Africa is poor because your did sins
@@OtheDaddy He was a great thinker and a nationalist who had to make an existential decision for his country. it's unfortunate Indians had to endure expulsion order under Idi Amin, but like ANY country ( India included), a long term national interest consideration would always take precedence over anything else. Which country would want 90% of her economy be in the hands of non-natives? Would India allow such scenario?
Yes Ugandans know which leader wants/ wanted the best for his people.
As someone who had family there, who were expelled and came back home , what the Asians did was discriminate and treat the Africans as third class people. The controlled 90% of the economy and the Africans were their slaves. Asians and their "our culture" created the beast that was Idi Amin. We also have to apologize to the Ugandans for our wrong doings. If we wanted the British to leave for discrimination , then the Ugandans have the right to do the same. So do we want to take our responsibility ? ... Its important !!!!
TRUTH
Now someone is worth listening listening to. Thank u for ur bravely wise statement. ❤
You are not Asian. You are a Ugandan
Point on.
Even now indian treating ugandans like slaves. M7 talking like that because he wants money from Indian
Many of the Western leaders are calling him as a dictator, while he is a great leader to his people
When you have these kind of people who are doing business in your country,you have to be able to control them otherwise you can pay the price.
And they paid the price by becoming a worse and shitier nation
I have no idea what your sentence means. Please flesh it out a bit more. Thank you.
What f/......price racist
Now it’s a shithole so Yh we should have controls them
very racist - shame on you.
You have to be able to control them - either you are corrupt or a communist.
GREAT STORY. IT SPEAKS HIGHLY OF INDIAN ENTREPREBEURSHIP AND OF THE NEW UGANDA!
Museveni has just failed to fix uganda, idi Amin didn't make any mistake about deporting them.
Thank you ❤we should not be scared to say the truth bro
I agree with you museveni knows his time is coming
Absolutely! stay proud!
There were plenty indians in Rhodisia when the Black government took over WHERE IS THE INVESTMENT/INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT DID THEY LEAVE BEHIND???? Most of them crossed over to South Africa where they're controlling the government.When the "Lions Causes bleeding" there is a certain clothe that is PUT IN BETWEEN to prevent further blood loss!!! (it shouldn't alarm the neighbours, but slowly & surely the victim has to bleed to death. Yes this a "fairy" tale of smaller animals that eat after the kill)When an Arabs lion kill the alshabab come licking the blood that's left.
If you listen and analyse his speeches, you may not believe that he's a president of one of the poorest countries on earth!!!
President M7 should be proud if those so called “900” factories are built and owned by Ugandans!!
Prince Charles was here in Kenya and he couldn't say sorry for what the British empire did to us during the colonial period
So you can’t say sorry for what your tribe the Kikuyus are doing to the whole of kenya ruining the economy taking all government jobs, corruption, looting prisons are full of Kikuyus but you want the whole man to come and apologize. That makes sense right?
This is what makes us different than them. No matter how deep they give us scar but we are not going to leave our culture, civilization and our pride.
Love from India 🇮🇳❤
Museveni is puppet, he looted the country and he used Indians to hide his heist in them
He couldn't say sorry while enjoying the stolen wealth of colonization.
There were plenty indians in Rhodisia when the Black government took over WHERE IS THE INVESTMENT/INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT DID THEY LEAVE BEHIND???? Most of them crossed over to South Africa where they're controlling the government.When the "Lions Causes bleeding" there is a certain clothe that is put in between to prevent further blood loss!!!
For us ugandans we don't care what the petitioners say for us we celebrate him he did what was the right thing for us ugandans to take control of our economy we celebrate him
As a indian it sounds like right thing... should have given more time though... Also nobody india knows what happened..
@@vikasreddy8309 the truth is Media doesn't tell the truth because he compensated everyone but no one talks about
Excellent Job 👍
so nice to see a balanced person in Pakistan ! The black jacket guy has demonstrated awesome maturity ! Convey my regards to him ! These two gentlemen clearly shows that some of the educated sector professionals have a progressive thought process, good sign for the country !
Great job Shoiab !
“I believe there are inaccuracies in the facts presented regarding the reasons for their expulsion. The story omits the fact that, firstly, he offered them Ugandan citizenship. Secondly, he urged influential Asians to cease mistreating black Ugandans, as they had developed a caste system in Uganda. Additionally, all the ‘expelled’ Asians were compensated by the government. While it’s true that this situation could have been handled better, these details provide a more comprehensive picture.”
What lies has been fed to you. Look into all documentaries. Amin even stole womens bangles and necklaces. There were quotas on how much of cash or ornaments they can take.
Exactly, people love to lie and twist history.
My grandfather had come to Uganda from Rajcot, and he passed away there.My father's sisters and grandmother were expelled and came to the UK.My dad had gone to the DRCongo to work there before the expulsion so ended up staying there.
Admitting mistakes is very great about President Mosevini, but then why is it a CRIME to talk and teach about the atrocities of idi amin and why are people arrested even if they even mention about his regime.........maybe this is how things are covered and suppressed in History.
Idi Amin's decision was wrong, but his grievance wasn't. He asked them to get Ugandan citizenship and they refused, to stop treating the rest like Indian Dalit (untouchable) which they also refused, and to reinvest the profits in Uganda instead of sending all outside and they refused that too.
And they openly looked down on him.
Nice propaganda 😂
@@kiminonawa2550
What's propaganda in this?
Yeah the issue was complex
@@1wun1 who wouldn’t look down on a cannibal 🤮
@@kiminonawa2550
Now that's propaganda, no proof of it.
There is a large population of Indians living in Guyana. The British took our ancestors there after the abolition of slavery.
i give up, people have been sent everywhere what a world we live in !!!!!!!
Hi neighbour.🙂🙏
Amin felt about Indians just like Hitler felt about Jews.
How did Europeans feel about Native on a land which was not theirs anyway?
At least Ido Amin didn’t kill the Indians
@@diogobezerra467Big facts 😁.
@@diogobezerra467 so kind of him🤦
So how many Ugandan were taken to India? Or are living and thriving there. Unbelivablr racism on a global scale. Museveni a brutal dictator, was state agent and did not fight Amin. Uganda under tyrrant and racist neocolonism is a mafia state, money laundering and plunder is the order of the day. Racism, displacement, and land grabbing by bogus investors is exterminating the indeginous citizen. Museveni is a liar and will go. Victims of his genocide are waiting for justice.
@@diogobezerra467
Amin didn't wanna expell them at 1st, they refused every option he proposed.
I have to be thankful to the UK government for saving me . I have lived here. for 55 years snd kived a happy life .
Palki, your editing team needs to be revamped. I m observing quite a few bloopers in your videos off late..
Idi Amin, the most famous rakshas of modern era.
Wonderful. Thanks for making me aware of this history, Palki ji.
Why not she is Pro-Indian so anything to make her people on top she would share. Great journalist. ❤
We had two shotokan Black belt 3rd dan holders from Uganda. They were the ones who introduced Karate in mumbai. Both opened a karate dojo and started teaching karate.
The dead cannot defend themselves.😢
I wonder who advised him to do this
Uganda did the Indians that lived there a big favor
Make note: during the rule of President Amin, the Ugandan shillings was US$1. = 7 shillings. Today US $1. = 3,500 shillings. Beautiful progress for Black people.
Whether Ugandans believe it or not, Amin was and still the greatest leader of that land ❤❤
But there was no product in even bottled water to buy with in 1985 I remember
actually during amin's tenure the ugandan shilling was weakest compared to the 20years before his rule. And let's not forget that the American economy was in full tilt since the 50's & the $ dominated all currencies.
@@pragasanarchary2980I remember Amin govt gave aid of money and food in 1976 to the current United Arab Emirates which was in dire poverty as open desert but now I feel like crying
The Indians in Uganda were treated badly. So Amin kicked them out. Everybody partied for free, for a couple of weeks. And then there were NO STORES. No place to buy what one needed. The Indians were allowed one suitcase. Prosperity is not money, it is an attitude. The USA got some great, hardworking immigrants, already trained. As did some other countries.
Amin was the best for all the president for all we had
@FirstPost does India welcome Africans? Can an African buy land in India?
We don’t bring Africans to build railways.
There were plenty indians in Rhodisia when the Black government took over WHERE IS THE INVESTMENT/INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT DID THEY LEAVE BEHIND???? Most of them crossed over to South Africa where they're controlling the government.When the "Lions Causes bleeding" there is a certain clothe that is PUT IN BETWEEN to prevent further blood loss!!! (it shouldn't alarm the neighbours, but slowly & surely the victim has to bleed to death. Yes this a "fairy" tale of smaller animals that eat after the kill)When an Arabs lion kill the alshabab come licking the blood that's left.
Thank you
Yes, as long as they are citizens of India. Not random Africans. Those indians living in Uganda were living for many years.
No you can't , until you're a citizen dumbo
TY AGAIN MS. SHARMA FOR A POSITIVE AND INSPIRATIONAL STORY...GREAT NEWS!!!
Well she is Pro-Indian so why would she bother to do more research and investigate to tell the real story.
Indians community Uganda in those days were very good in business..and contributed greatly to their economy....expelling them was a great mistake!!!
General Field Marshal Idd Amin was a hero he opened Ugandan eyes we love him, we Ugandan still use his resources up to date, he loved Africa. Rip our field Marshal Amin Dada
There were plenty indians in Rhodisia when the Black government took over WHERE IS THE INVESTMENT/INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT DID THEY LEAVE BEHIND???? Most of them crossed over to South Africa where they're controlling the government.When the "Lions Causes bleeding" there is a certain clothe that is PUT IN BETWEEN to prevent further blood loss!!! (it shouldn't alarm the neighbours, but slowly & surely the victim has to bleed to death. Yes this a "fairy" tale of smaller animals that eat after the kill)When an Arabs lion kill the alshabab come licking the blood that's left.
As African I agree
He is forever a HERO. EUROPE IS TRYING TO EXPEL IMMIGRANTS AND ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO DONT INTEGRATE LIKE THE INDIANS IN AFRICA. VERY SOON THE INDIANS WILL ALSO BE EXPELLED IN AFRICA
You are so right and some people don’t know the full story@@JohnSalemo
Correction : 4:28 Museveni didn't replace Amin in 1979, he came to power in 1986
Fair correction for historical accuracy. Research, research, research!!!
Very true. Museveni was part but not the head of the enterim government that replaced Idi Amin.
Palki as a Ugandan I am disappointed with your research team or whatever you read on your promter to give such misinformation
Milton Obote
Actually they did a lot better on this story than they do in many others! Which is why people should never take general knowledge from a News Organisation and do their own research. @@gwaittaali8597
I agree it was a mistake for Amin to have expell the Asians but you should give the full story
There were plenty indians in Rhodisia when the Black government took over WHERE IS THE INVESTMENT/INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT DID THEY LEAVE BEHIND???? Most of them crossed over to South Africa where they're controlling the government.When the "Lions Causes bleeding" there is a certain clothe that is PUT IN BETWEEN to prevent further blood loss!!! (it shouldn't alarm the neighbours, but slowly & surely the victim has to bleed to death. Yes this a "fairy" tale of smaller animals that eat after the kill)
She is Pro-Indian journalist so I don't think she would bother to do research and tell the whole story.
The commentator in her statement called Idi racist, but the settlers were given advantages over the people of the land and they themselves didn't uplift the Ugandians, they were looking for their own interests.
It wasn’t not a mistake, I repeat it was not a mistake!!!
You give Indians citizenship and the whole India will come to the country!
It’s wasn’t. It’s only a mistake that Amin stayed for a short time. That one speaking it the only problem we have. Amin’s is and will forever be our statesman.
M7 is tarnishing Idi Amin's name to cover up his dark side. Ask people of Uganda. What has he done for the country in 30 years?
Only saying no LGBTQ his only achievement.
Amin was a patriot never compare him to this man. Why do you think most expelled Asians went to Britain? Because they were serving British interests in Uganda. And who wouldn't be tired of disrespectful extension of Colonialism? Rest IN Great Peace 🕊️ Idi Amin ❤
A very big mistake sad what politicians do in their times of leadership thank you sir for your observation Uganda would have been rising with the Indian people contribution Sad
After idi Amin,Indians are accepted even it’s our tribe in Uganda constitution Uganda is best country on earth wen it comes to races after IDI AMIN I love our mixture culture ❤🇺🇬
Stop lying. Indians arent a tribe in the Ugandan constitution
One important piece that's left out is that some of those Asians were racist, although Palki did not refer to that. Yes, indeed, some of those British Indians were disrespectful towards the locals and looked down on them due to their caste system, and that too was unacceptable, but that should've never justified their expulsion! They were prosperous because the locals consumed their products and were part of everything they ventured into, so one needs to be respectful and kind and recognize that as a fact in the community you're part of!
Why Indian Muslim think that you can blame Indian Hindus for being racist on all global topics ? Do you have any solid proof of India doing any discrimination of Africans ? What is the basis of discrimination?
When it comes to taking benefits( like reservation in govt jobs and educational institutions, hajj subsidy from Hindu temple tax and so on) you people think of yourself as minorities of India but when it comes to spread hate about country you become the front runner and that too without solid proof . Even Hitler spread such things against Jews without a proof that lead to their persecution .
India is the only country in the world where majority is getting treated badly and even if we think of getting United the Muslims starts feeling threatened by this .
I have read your other comments on this channel and all are radicalised.
You condemn Israel attack on Hamas ruled Gaza. Why not condemn the terror attack that Hamas did on Israel that lead to this ?
Let me make it clear to you radicals that if similar attack would have happened on India by our neighbour Pakistan we too would have demanded it's termination from our govt and military.
The state don't deserve to exist if even the common citizen has such mentality of animals.
Even animals show sympathy toward baby of their prey sometimes but you are worse.
I experienced great amount racism and religious intolerance by white folks so your nit perfect understanding your race is demonic for the atrocities in last 2000 years check yourself
That exactly justified their expulsion
It’s easier said than done. Instances of racism with areas of india itself exist. We have us Indians and primarily the Brits to account for that. Yes per, you if they’re 20 Indian racist people out of 100, you can definitely force them out. 👍🏻
Great presenting by Palki on this historic tragedy
Wow great story......very nice 👏
Am a Ugandan and I support president M7 100% for He is a peace loving president but we Ugandans know the real truth of Idd Amin. Uganda has only had two presidents dat is Iddi for He was a patriotic and too African to impress the imperial powers. M7 has just been wise enough to play them at their game. But IDD AMIN DADA was a blessed gift sent from heaven to our motherland. God bless AMIN for He laid a big founding stone for our country. Any Indian who left the country during his rule were Indians who weren't ready to be Ugandans and chose UK as their county but those whose chose to be Ugandans till now are there and all thy know is their Indian roots but are proud Ugandans, I mean I know of such families. And abt the corrupacy of the economy it the sanctions that the imperialist put on him so as bring him down. The western powers played their best games hence his downfall. Ugandans were so poor and discriminated in their own land thus his raise. I always say listen to the news but don't believe the news do ur own research. Right now if AMIN was to come back to life and stood for elections believe me he wld win undecisively. But we have M7 its fine too. We shall not make the mistake that the people during AMIN made and that is listening to propaganda, this time we are choosing our own.
MUSEVENI IS A THIEF, A LIAR AND A MURDERER. HE IS IN POWER THROUGH STEALING ELECTIONS AND MURDERING POLITICAL OPPONENTS. THE MAJORITY OF UGANDANS DID NOT VOTE FOR HIM.
One love from Uganda🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬
Uganda’s loss was gain for UK. Ugandan Indians are thriving in UK and contributing to UK economy.
yes, you ended up with that crazy Priti Patel 🤣
It's a horrible thing to be a second or third class citizen in your own country.
It was not a mistake, there was so many Indians in our country.
They take over. They breed and inbreeding.
Whatever Iddi Amin dif was the best thing ever for Uganda. The Indians of that time were very racist to native Africans. All the money they made were saved in either UK or Indian banks there Ugandan wealth was not used to build the local economy. I can write 100s of pages to justify our hero's actions but this is not the right platform so I pen down
Excatly bro we don't want them back
And your politicians store in Swiss banks I suppose? When the currency fluctuates a lot, people move to stable currencies. Rich Indians now store their wealth in Swiss, British, Dutch or US banks. It is just a backup in case a business fails or needs more funds.
@@icetrip2417nobody coming ...they r in UK USA
There were plenty indians in Rhodisia when the Black government took over WHERE IS THE INVESTMENT/INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT DID THEY LEAVE BEHIND???? Most of them crossed over to South Africa where they're controlling the government.When the "Lions Causes bleeding" there is a certain clothe that is PUT IN BETWEEN to prevent further blood loss!!! (it shouldn't alarm the neighbours, but slowly & surely the victim has to bleed to death. Yes this a "fairy" tale of smaller animals that eat after the kill)When an Arabs lion kill the alshabab come licking the blood that's left.
Please stay there, also encourage the ones that are there to join you in 🇬🇧/ USA 🇺🇸. Stay away from us, your presence is toxic . @@celebrationcelebration420
If there is one thing India can learn from Uganda, it's how not to treat a minority. Look at how non-Hindu minorities are treated in India today. The English proverb "people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones" comes to mind when listening to this reporter's diatribe about the UK needing to apologize to India.
Todays Indians may not be willing to go back to Uganda as there is so much happening in India.
In Philippines we love Indians. Also Chinese and any ethnic groups that contribute to our economy.
It should be Filipino Natives that own the economy in there country yeah.
Send them all to the filipines
You like Sibayas👳♂️🧅
Idi Amin was a wonderful man, you only have to travel the continent to know what he did was for the betterment of the Africans as a whole. We are where we're now not because of anyone but ourselves. Indians know who they're abd how they treat others different to themselves. Please keep your money, no amount of money or wealth is worth disrespect. Uter nonsense i love Idi Amin. You want to live with us, come witn honor and respect or stay away. Thank you very much
True bro ! I agree with you ,we should build our countries on our own
@@icetrip2417 100% my bro, we don't need there money that comes with conditions especially when being disrespected is one them. They benefit from our generosity and turn around and uter nonsense, as though they came with money to the continent. They have poor people in their country let them help those. We are so luck Iddi Amin saw through their Bellshit and called their bluff and showed them the door. The Continent is on the move, thank goodness. We ourselves and ourselves alone can determine our destiny.
There were plenty indians in Rhodisia when the Black government took over WHERE IS THE INVESTMENT/INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT DID THEY LEAVE BEHIND???? Most of them crossed over to South Africa where they're controlling the government.When the "Lions Causes bleeding" there is a certain clothe that is PUT IN BETWEEN to prevent further blood loss!!! (it shouldn't alarm the neighbours, but slowly & surely the victim has to bleed to death. Yes this a "fairy" tale of smaller animals that eat after the kill)
Well said
@@icetrip2417. Yes build our own economy wherever we are residing on planet earth 🌍, that’s the only way we will get respect.
In Zambia, the Asian community took over the economic place previously occupied by the colonial British. What followed was a 27 year period of Asian racial & economic discrimination against the indigenous people. This, of course was ignored by then Zambian Kenneth Kaunda who seemed to have converted to Hinduism. The tide only shifted & humbled the Asians when government changed hands & the economic extension of the former colonial (British) power's were ushered back in to save the ailing sanction hit economy.
Bottom line: the Asians tend to be racist when they have power on their side.
You making up a bs story
Thank you Stephen. In so many of these stories they always gloss over the part where Amin spoke of the "Asians" not wanting to integrate into Uganda society. We seem to forget how the "Asians" looked down upon the majority black African populations. They have the same superiority complex as the white colonizers. It was so 54 years ago as it is today. Africa has to stop being the footstool for the rest of the world. Why don't we ever hear about how Africans are treated in India, China and other former British colonies to this very day?
To be honest thats Africans fault. You open your borders to every group of people on the planet and you welcome them in and give them control and they then turn around and treat you like crap in your own country. In any case the Indians have their caste system with believes that to have dark skin you are literally cursed. Africans and black people need to understand that you have no allies. This should inform you which businesses you patronise, friends you make and who you associate yourself with.
“Asians”. You mean Indians. “Bottom line: the Asians tend to be racist when they have power on their side”. Bottom line bu lacks are racist towards Asians no matter the circumstances.
All races appear to have a significant racist contingent, but I’ve seen none more racist than the Indians and Middle Eastern cultures.
White racism is the most famous, but it is nowhere near the worst.
The west are too proud they'll never take this wise lesson especially from an African leader
Amin helped natives get in the economy... It was a blessing in disguise, Ugandans now run their economy
Sure.
@@VideosfromaSailor 100% know so because am Ugandan
Lies. The Indians are back.
Richest people in uganda are still Indians.
@@user-xw3vi4nk2y where do get ur facts hahahaha
Some people simply put down Amin, but for us as Ugandans, we love him, he's one of the patriotic presidents Uganda has ever had!
You missed the part where he was named butcher after killing 300,000 Africans.
@@kaptainkc7415 name any president in the world, who never murdered any single human being???
Even we have witnessed the most murderous presidents of the USA receiving "peace Nobel prize" when they have killed millions of innocent pple across the 🌎, so leave Amin alone plizz, we know west propaganda which has been a tool to put African giants down! Amin was a hero, and a no nonsense gentleman, you won't do sh*t and go free, but do good, you would live at peace.
@@kaptainkc7415named by who? Colonial devils 6:04
@@kaptainkc7415how many people did king Leopold of belgium killed In africa? And why isn't he called the butcher? ExvPresident Bush killed more people then idi amin
@@kaptainkc7415from where, idi has never been a puppet like the beggar/corrupt president
Indians should thank him. Because of expelling, you could move to better countries.
My question is.....why didn't they move to India?
By the same logic, Ukrainians should thank Putin, as a lot of them could move to better countries (in West Europe) as asylum seekers.
@@RG_spc Indians died as they moved ?
@@moweems5802Precisely I guess India nor any part of South Asia was that prosperous at that time either yeah.
Minor correction: In 1979, Amin was overthrown by Milton Obonte. Musevini only took over in 1986.
It was a good omen for most Asians. Thank God, most are far better off living in the West.