Running to Freedom ; in 1971, the Face of Uganda Changed Forever. Despot Idi Amin Seized Power and an Eight-Year Reign of Terror Engulfed the Country. During His Bloody Regime, Around 80,000 Asians Were Expelled - Stripped of Their Possessions and Forced to Flee the Country. Gerry Brooke Continues His Series.

Evening Post (Bristol, UK) › November 14, 2007

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In 1971, the face of Uganda changed forever. Despot Idi Amin seized power and an eight-year reign of terror engulfed the country. During his bloody regime, around 80,000 Asians were expelled - stripped of their possessions and forced to flee the country. Gerry Brooke continues his series.

When Idi Amin expelled Asians from Uganda, many thousands were forced to swap good jobs, good homes and a hot climate for drafty wooden chalets at Doniford, a disused holiday camp on the Bristol Channel near Minehead.

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Running to Freedom ; in 1971, the Face of Uganda Changed Forever. Despot Idi Amin Seized Power and an Eight-Year Reign of Terror Engulfed the Country. During His Bloody Regime, Around 80,000 Asians Were Expelled - Stripped of Their Possessions and Forced to Flee the Country. Gerry Brooke Continues His Series.

Other families found themselves in a similar camp near Yeovil.

Amin, the self-proclaimed president, had given 60,000 Asians just 90 days to pack up and ...

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