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Feb. 29 What Happened To Uganda's Asian Citizens? When Uganda's President Idi Amin decreed that the non-citizen Asians must go, it was said that there were 8, 000 citizens who, presumably would stay. When they were counted recently, only a few hundreds appeared. The exodus which followed the president's order to all non-citizen Asians to quit the country has resulted in the departure of at least 45, 000 people - many of them to England, others to Canada, the United States and elsewhere. Who is left? After initially saying that Asians who were Ugandan citizens must leave as well, President Amin Changed his mind and said that they might, after all, remain. It was estimated at the time that there were at least 8, 000 citizens who could take advantage of this clemency. Yet when Amin organised a head-count after the expiry of the dealine for the Asians departure, only a few hundred people appeared. What had happened to the rest? Photo Shows: Kampala's few remaining Asians after the exodus is over, queue to be counted

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