BY TASLEEN ADATIA, FOR POSTMEDIA NEWS
Where the Air is Sweet – Tasneem Jamal – HarperCollins Canada
In August 1972, when Idi Amin came to power, he ordered the expulsion of thousands of Ugandans of South Asian descent. Most had lived in the country for generations, many having come in the 19th century to help build the British railroad.
The dictator gave them 90 days to leave.
In an instant, on the whim of a madman, 80,000 Ugandans found themselves without a country.
This story forms part of the collective narrative of Tasneem Jamal’s debut novel, Where the Air is Sweet, the compelling tale of one family’s struggle in the years before and after this forced exodus.
More Where the Air is Sweet unveils little-known story of Ugandan expulsion.
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The book review implies that Idi Amin came to power in August of 1972. Idi Amin came to power in January of 1971 and ordered the expulsion of British Asian in August of 1972. I am presuming the book is historically factual and this implication is an oversight.
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